I always attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI always keeppeople laughingso they don'tnotice I'minadequateI alwayspanic beforea test,interview,presentationI don't askmy mentorstupidquestionsI alwaysassumesomeoneelse is rightI need tokeep aperfectexternalimageI don'tknow howI got hereI do not tellanyone thatI feel like animposterI alwaysassume whensomeonecomplimentsme, they arejust being niceFreeI freezewhen I haveto makeimportantdecisionsI hide myaccomplishmentsI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI'm tooyoung tosucceed inmy careerI amalwaysbehind mypeersI never leton that Idon't knowsomethingI feel like Iam braggingwhen I talkabout myselfIf I ask forhelp I looklike afailureMyInstagramhas to lookperfectI don't wantto waste myprofessor ormentor'stimeComplimentsmake me souncomfortableEventuallysomeone isgoing to findout I'm afraudI should feellucky I got ajob, internship,interview,passed a test,etcSomeonedeservesthis morethan meDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI sometimessay, "this is astupidquestionbut..."I got the jobbecause ofsome kindof mistakeIf I don'tovercommitmyself, I'mfallingbehindI always attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI always keeppeople laughingso they don'tnotice I'minadequateI alwayspanic beforea test,interview,presentationI don't askmy mentorstupidquestionsI alwaysassumesomeoneelse is rightI need tokeep aperfectexternalimageI don'tknow howI got hereI do not tellanyone thatI feel like animposterI alwaysassume whensomeonecomplimentsme, they arejust being niceFreeI freezewhen I haveto makeimportantdecisionsI hide myaccomplishmentsI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI'm tooyoung tosucceed inmy careerI amalwaysbehind mypeersI never leton that Idon't knowsomethingI feel like Iam braggingwhen I talkabout myselfIf I ask forhelp I looklike afailureMyInstagramhas to lookperfectI don't wantto waste myprofessor ormentor'stimeComplimentsmake me souncomfortableEventuallysomeone isgoing to findout I'm afraudI should feellucky I got ajob, internship,interview,passed a test,etcSomeonedeservesthis morethan meDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI sometimessay, "this is astupidquestionbut..."I got the jobbecause ofsome kindof mistakeIf I don'tovercommitmyself, I'mfallingbehind

Imposter Syndrome Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. B-I always attribute my accomplishments to something other than myself
  2. O-I always keep people laughing so they don't notice I'm inadequate
  3. O-I always panic before a test, interview, presentation
  4. B-I don't ask my mentor stupid questions
  5. O-I always assume someone else is right
  6. N-I need to keep a perfect external image
  7. G-I don't know how I got here
  8. B-I do not tell anyone that I feel like an imposter
  9. G-I always assume when someone compliments me, they are just being nice
  10. N-Free
  11. O- I freeze when I have to make important decisions
  12. G-I hide my accomplishments
  13. B-I should succeed at everything I do
  14. N-I should be able to do everything myself
  15. G-I'm too young to succeed in my career
  16. I-I am always behind my peers
  17. I-I never let on that I don't know something
  18. I-I feel like I am bragging when I talk about myself
  19. O-If I ask for help I look like a failure
  20. I-My Instagram has to look perfect
  21. O-I don't want to waste my professor or mentor's time
  22. G-Compliments make me so uncomfortable
  23. N-Eventually someone is going to find out I'm a fraud
  24. I-I should feel lucky I got a job, internship, interview, passed a test, etc
  25. N-Someone deserves this more than me
  26. N-Do not voice your real opinions
  27. G-I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  28. I-I sometimes say, "this is a stupid question but..."
  29. B-I got the job because of some kind of mistake
  30. B-If I don't overcommit myself, I'm falling behind