Profuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingI shouldautomatically"get it"Always assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeDo notvoice yourrealopinionsNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerAlways hide youraccomplishmentsAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)I should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Alwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowI shouldsucceedat everythingI doNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.Do not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI should beableto doeverythingmyselfProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingI shouldautomatically"get it"Always assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeDo notvoice yourrealopinionsNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerAlways hide youraccomplishmentsAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)I should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Alwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowI shouldsucceedat everythingI doNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.Do not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI should beableto doeverythingmyself

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