Always hide youaccomplishmentsavoidingseekinghelp whenneededalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI should beable to doeverythingmyselfHesitatingto askquestionsNegativeself talkeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifieddo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working toharddwellingon pastfailuresnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeralways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I don'tdeserveto be herealways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancealways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI shouldautomaticallyget itoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingAlways hide youaccomplishmentsavoidingseekinghelp whenneededalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI should beable to doeverythingmyselfHesitatingto askquestionsNegativeself talkeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifieddo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working toharddwellingon pastfailuresnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeralways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I don'tdeserveto be herealways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancealways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI shouldautomaticallyget itoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomething

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