Never tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI shouldautomatically"get it"I should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)I worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewI should beableto doeverythingmyselfProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways hide youraccomplishmentsAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowI shouldsucceedat everythingI doDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Always holdbackwhen workingina group or teamNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI shouldautomatically"get it"I should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)I worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewI should beableto doeverythingmyselfProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways hide youraccomplishmentsAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowI shouldsucceedat everythingI doDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Always holdbackwhen workingina group or team

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