I was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI shouldsucceedat everythingI doDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)Do not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.I shouldautomatically"get it"Never tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Never let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistAlways hide youraccomplishmentsAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI shouldsucceedat everythingI doDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)Do not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.I shouldautomatically"get it"Never tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Never let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistAlways hide youraccomplishmentsAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI 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. I was admitted because of some kind of mistake
  2. Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer
  3. Never challenge yourself too much
  4. I should succeed at everything I do
  5. Do not tell anyone you feel like an Impostor
  6. I have a dread of others evaluating me
  7. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  8. Always share credit with others (even if you did all the work)
  9. Do not let people see you studying or working too hard
  10. Always assume when people are complimenting you, they are just being nice
  11. I worry that rotation preceptors will discover that I should not be here
  12. I should feel lucky to have gotten into school, the job, the promotion, etc.
  13. I should automatically "get it"
  14. Never tell someone you are a pharmacy student; they'll assume you're smarter than you really are
  15. Always panic before a test, presentation, performance, or interview
  16. I should qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  17. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  18. I wonder if I really will be a good pharmacist
  19. Always hide your accomplishments
  20. Always assume you will fail so you will not be disappointed when you do
  21. Always remind others of how much you do not know
  22. Always hold back when working in a group or team
  23. Do not voice your real opinions
  24. Always attribute your accomplishments to something other than yourself
  25. Profusely apologize for not knowing something
  26. I should be able to do everything myself