I always attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI sometimessay, "this is astupidquestionbut..."Eventuallysomeone isgoing to findout I'm afraudMyInstagramhas to lookperfectIf I don'tovercommitmyself, I'mfallingbehindI always keeppeople laughingso they don'tnotice I'minadequateI feel like Iam braggingwhen I talkabout myselfIf I ask forhelp I looklike afailureI hide myaccomplishmentsI should feellucky I got ajob, internship,interview,passed a test,etcI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI got the jobbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI need tokeep aperfectexternalimageComplimentsmake me souncomfortableDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI alwaysassume whensomeonecomplimentsme, they arejust being niceI alwaysassumesomeoneelse is rightI freezewhen I haveto makeimportantdecisionsI alwayspanic beforea test,interview,presentationFreeI don'tknow howI got hereSomeonedeservesthis morethan meI don't askmy mentorstupidquestionsI never leton that Idon't knowsomethingI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI'm tooyoung tosucceed inmy careerI don't wantto waste myprofessor ormentor'stimeI amalwaysbehind mypeersI do not tellanyone thatI feel like animposterI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI always attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI sometimessay, "this is astupidquestionbut..."Eventuallysomeone isgoing to findout I'm afraudMyInstagramhas to lookperfectIf I don'tovercommitmyself, I'mfallingbehindI always keeppeople laughingso they don'tnotice I'minadequateI feel like Iam braggingwhen I talkabout myselfIf I ask forhelp I looklike afailureI hide myaccomplishmentsI should feellucky I got ajob, internship,interview,passed a test,etcI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI got the jobbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI need tokeep aperfectexternalimageComplimentsmake me souncomfortableDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI alwaysassume whensomeonecomplimentsme, they arejust being niceI alwaysassumesomeoneelse is rightI freezewhen I haveto makeimportantdecisionsI alwayspanic beforea test,interview,presentationFreeI don'tknow howI got hereSomeonedeservesthis morethan meI don't askmy mentorstupidquestionsI never leton that Idon't knowsomethingI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI'm tooyoung tosucceed inmy careerI don't wantto waste myprofessor ormentor'stimeI amalwaysbehind mypeersI do not tellanyone thatI feel like animposterI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomething

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