do not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardHesitatingto askquestionsalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfavoidingseekinghelp whenneedednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answernever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI shouldautomaticallyget itdwellingon pastfailureseventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI don'tdeserveto be hereconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Always hide youaccomplishmentsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuralwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingNegativeself talkalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI shouldsucceed ateverythingI dodo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardHesitatingto askquestionsalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfavoidingseekinghelp whenneedednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answernever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI shouldautomaticallyget itdwellingon pastfailureseventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI don'tdeserveto be hereconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Always hide youaccomplishmentsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuralwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingNegativeself talkalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI shouldsucceed ateverythingI 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. do not let people see you studying or working to hard
  2. Hesitating to ask questions
  3. always assume you will fail so will not be disappointed when you do
  4. avoiding networking or social events
  5. always attribute your accomplishments to something other than yourself
  6. avoiding seeking help when needed
  7. never make declarative statements like I know the answer
  8. never let on that you do not know how to do something
  9. I should automatically get it
  10. dwelling on past failures
  11. eventually people will realize I am underqualified
  12. I don't deserve to be here
  13. constantly criticizing your own performance
  14. I was admitted or hired because of some kind of mistake
  15. I should be able to do everything myself
  16. always share credit with others (even if you did all the work)
  17. Always hide you accomplishments
  18. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  19. always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  20. Negative self talk
  21. always assume when people are complimenting that they are just being nice
  22. often hold back thoughts when working in a group
  23. i should feel lucky to have gotten into school
  24. I should succeed at everything I do