always assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancenever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeralways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI should beable to doeverythingmyselfavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI don'tdeserveto be hereavoidingseekinghelp whenneededNegativeself talkdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardAlways hide youaccomplishmentsI shouldautomaticallyget italways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)dwellingon pastfailuresalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doHesitatingto askquestionsalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancenever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeralways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI should beable to doeverythingmyselfavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI don'tdeserveto be hereavoidingseekinghelp whenneededNegativeself talkdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardAlways hide youaccomplishmentsI shouldautomaticallyget italways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)dwellingon pastfailuresalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doHesitatingto askquestionsalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomething

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