I don'tdeserveto be hereI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurdwellingon pastfailuresnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI shouldautomaticallyget itavoidingseekinghelp whenneededAlways hide youaccomplishmentsI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)constantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doNegativeself talkHesitatingto askquestionsalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicealways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you dodo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerI don'tdeserveto be hereI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurdwellingon pastfailuresnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI shouldautomaticallyget itavoidingseekinghelp whenneededAlways hide youaccomplishmentsI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)constantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doNegativeself talkHesitatingto askquestionsalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicealways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you dodo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answer

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