Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI should beableto doeverythingmyselfAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldautomatically"get it"Alwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)Do not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI shouldsucceedat everythingI doAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI should beableto doeverythingmyselfAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldautomatically"get it"Alwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)Do not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI shouldsucceedat everythingI doAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.

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