eventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI shouldautomaticallyget itHesitatingto askquestionsdwellingon pastfailuresconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurAlways hide youaccomplishmentsalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneedednever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI don'tdeserveto be hereI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicealways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Negativeself talkavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsI shouldsucceed ateverythingI dooften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeri should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI shouldautomaticallyget itHesitatingto askquestionsdwellingon pastfailuresconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurAlways hide youaccomplishmentsalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneedednever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI don'tdeserveto be hereI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicealways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Negativeself talkavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsI shouldsucceed ateverythingI dooften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeri should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you do

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