Do not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereI shouldautomatically"get it"Always holdbackwhen workingina group or teamAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurI shouldsucceedat everythingI doI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.I wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)Always panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereI shouldautomatically"get it"Always holdbackwhen workingina group or teamAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurI shouldsucceedat everythingI doI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.I wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)Always panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterview

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