alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeravoidingseekinghelp whenneededHesitatingto askquestionsI shouldautomaticallyget italways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doI don'tdeserveto be herei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNegativeself talkavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsI should beable to doeverythingmyselfAlways hide youaccomplishmentsalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfdwellingon pastfailuresnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeravoidingseekinghelp whenneededHesitatingto askquestionsI shouldautomaticallyget italways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doI don'tdeserveto be herei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNegativeself talkavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsI should beable to doeverythingmyselfAlways hide youaccomplishmentsalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfdwellingon pastfailuresnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformance

Imposter Syndrome Bingo Card - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  2. never make declarative statements like I know the answer
  3. avoiding seeking help when needed
  4. Hesitating to ask questions
  5. I should automatically get it
  6. always assume you will fail so will not be disappointed when you do
  7. I don't deserve to be here
  8. i should feel lucky to have gotten into school
  9. always share credit with others (even if you did all the work)
  10. I should succeed at everything I do
  11. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  12. Negative self talk
  13. avoiding networking or social events
  14. I should be able to do everything myself
  15. Always hide you accomplishments
  16. always attribute your accomplishments to something other than yourself
  17. dwelling on past failures
  18. never let on that you do not know how to do something
  19. eventually people will realize I am underqualified
  20. always assume when people are complimenting that they are just being nice
  21. often hold back thoughts when working in a group
  22. do not let people see you studying or working to hard
  23. I was admitted or hired because of some kind of mistake
  24. constantly criticizing your own performance