I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)I worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Always hide youraccomplishmentsNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.I shouldautomatically"get it"Profuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI shouldsucceedat everythingI doI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)I worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Always hide youraccomplishmentsNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.I shouldautomatically"get it"Profuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI shouldsucceedat everythingI do

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