always assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceNegativeself talkalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI should beable to doeverythingmyselfnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI don'tdeserveto be hereHesitatingto askquestionsconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways hide youaccomplishmentsi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolavoidingseekinghelp whenneedednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI shouldautomaticallyget itdwellingon pastfailuresalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceNegativeself talkalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI should beable to doeverythingmyselfnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI don'tdeserveto be hereHesitatingto askquestionsconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways hide youaccomplishmentsi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolavoidingseekinghelp whenneedednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI shouldautomaticallyget itdwellingon pastfailures

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