I have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI shouldautomatically"get it"I should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.I was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerI should beableto doeverythingmyselfNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistI shouldsucceedat everythingI doI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)I have adread ofothersevaluatingmeI shouldautomatically"get it"I should feel luckyto have gotten intoschool, the job, thepromotion, etc.I was admittedbecause ofsomekind of mistakeAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance, orinterviewProfuselyapologize fornot knowingsomethingDo not tellanyoneyou feel likean ImpostorAlways holdbackwhen workingina group or teamNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswerI should beableto doeverythingmyselfNever tellsomeone you area pharmacystudent; they'llassume you'resmarter than youreally areI wonder ifI really willbe a goodpharmacistI shouldsucceedat everythingI doI worry thatrotationpreceptors willdiscover that Ishould not behereAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingotherthan yourselfDo not letpeoplesee youstudyingor working toohardAlways assumeyouwill fail so you willnotbe disappointedwhenyou doAlwaysremind othersof how muchyoudo not knowNever let onthatyou do notknow howto dosomethingAlways assumewhenpeople arecomplimentingyou, they are justbeing niceI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbeforethey occurAlways sharecreditwith others(evenif you didall the work)

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