I shouldautomatically"get it"Always assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.Always assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI shouldsucceedat everythingI doAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamDo notvoice yourrealopinionsNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Never let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowI shouldautomatically"get it"Always assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.Always assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI shouldsucceedat everythingI doAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamDo notvoice yourrealopinionsNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Never let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not know

Imposter Syndrome - 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 should automatically "get it"
  2. Always assume when people are complimenting you, they are just being nice
  3. Always panic before a test, presentation, performance, or interview
  4. Always hide your accomplishments
  5. I should be able to do everything myself
  6. I worry that rotation preceptors will discover that I should not be here
  7. I should feel lucky to have gotten into school, the job, the promotion, etc.
  8. Always assume you will fail so you will not be disappointed when you do
  9. I have a dread of others evaluating me
  10. Profusely apologize for not knowing something
  11. I should succeed at everything I do
  12. Always hold back when working in a group or team
  13. Do not voice your real opinions
  14. Never tell someone you are a pharmacy student; they'll assume you're smarter than you really are
  15. I wonder if I really will be a good pharmacist
  16. Always attribute your accomplishments to something other than yourself
  17. Do not tell anyone you feel like an Impostor
  18. Always share credit with others (even if you did all the work)
  19. Never challenge yourself too much
  20. I was admitted because of some kind of mistake
  21. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  22. Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer
  23. I should qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  24. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  25. Do not let people see you studying or working too hard
  26. Always remind others of how much you do not know