If I ask forhelp I looklike afailureDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI never leton that Idon't knowsomethingI don't askmy mentorstupidquestionsI don't wantto waste myprofessor ormentor'stimeI amalwaysbehind mypeersI don'tknow howI got hereI do not tellanyone thatI feel like animposterI always keeppeople laughingso they don'tnotice I'minadequateI'm tooyoung tosucceed inmy careerI hide myaccomplishmentsFreeI sometimessay, "this is astupidquestionbut..."I freezewhen I haveto makeimportantdecisionsEventuallysomeone isgoing to findout I'm afraudIf I don'tovercommitmyself, I'mfallingbehindI always attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI need tokeep aperfectexternalimageI alwaysassume whensomeonecomplimentsme, they arejust being niceSomeonedeservesthis morethan meI alwayspanic beforea test,interview,presentationComplimentsmake me souncomfortableI alwaysassumesomeoneelse is rightMyInstagramhas to lookperfectI feel like Iam braggingwhen I talkabout myselfI should feellucky I got ajob, internship,interview,passed a test,etcI got the jobbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingIf I ask forhelp I looklike afailureDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI never leton that Idon't knowsomethingI don't askmy mentorstupidquestionsI don't wantto waste myprofessor ormentor'stimeI amalwaysbehind mypeersI don'tknow howI got hereI do not tellanyone thatI feel like animposterI always keeppeople laughingso they don'tnotice I'minadequateI'm tooyoung tosucceed inmy careerI hide myaccomplishmentsFreeI sometimessay, "this is astupidquestionbut..."I freezewhen I haveto makeimportantdecisionsEventuallysomeone isgoing to findout I'm afraudIf I don'tovercommitmyself, I'mfallingbehindI always attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI need tokeep aperfectexternalimageI alwaysassume whensomeonecomplimentsme, they arejust being niceSomeonedeservesthis morethan meI alwayspanic beforea test,interview,presentationComplimentsmake me souncomfortableI alwaysassumesomeoneelse is rightMyInstagramhas to lookperfectI feel like Iam braggingwhen I talkabout myselfI should feellucky I got ajob, internship,interview,passed a test,etcI got the jobbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI 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. O-If I ask for help I look like a failure
  2. N-Do not voice your real opinions
  3. I-I never let on that I don't know something
  4. B-I don't ask my mentor stupid questions
  5. O-I don't want to waste my professor or mentor's time
  6. I-I am always behind my peers
  7. G-I don't know how I got here
  8. B-I do not tell anyone that I feel like an imposter
  9. O-I always keep people laughing so they don't notice I'm inadequate
  10. G-I'm too young to succeed in my career
  11. G-I hide my accomplishments
  12. N-Free
  13. I-I sometimes say, "this is a stupid question but..."
  14. O- I freeze when I have to make important decisions
  15. N-Eventually someone is going to find out I'm a fraud
  16. B-If I don't overcommit myself, I'm falling behind
  17. B-I always attribute my accomplishments to something other than myself
  18. N-I need to keep a perfect external image
  19. G-I always assume when someone compliments me, they are just being nice
  20. N-Someone deserves this more than me
  21. O-I always panic before a test, interview, presentation
  22. G-Compliments make me so uncomfortable
  23. O-I always assume someone else is right
  24. I-My Instagram has to look perfect
  25. I-I feel like I am bragging when I talk about myself
  26. I-I should feel lucky I got a job, internship, interview, passed a test, etc
  27. B-I got the job because of some kind of mistake
  28. B-I should succeed at everything I do
  29. N-I should be able to do everything myself
  30. G-I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something