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