never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsHesitatingto askquestionsI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakenever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerAlways hide youaccomplishmentsavoidingseekinghelp whenneededalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingdwellingon pastfailureseventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI shouldsucceed ateverythingI dooften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI don'tdeserveto be hereI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuralways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I shouldautomaticallyget itconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI should beable to doeverythingmyselfNegativeself talknever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsHesitatingto askquestionsI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakenever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerAlways hide youaccomplishmentsavoidingseekinghelp whenneededalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingdwellingon pastfailureseventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI shouldsucceed ateverythingI dooften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI don'tdeserveto be hereI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuralways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I shouldautomaticallyget itconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI should beable to doeverythingmyselfNegativeself talk

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