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