I doubt myabilitieswhen I don'tautomatically"get it"I think I willget fired or"found out" ifI make anymistakesI holdback whenworking ina teamI hide myaccomplishmentsI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI think Ishouldsucceed ateverythingI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animposterI dismisscomplimentsI hidemy realopinionsI don't let onwhen I don'tknow how todo somethinI often attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI oftenapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI panic beforebigpresentationsI often think Iam not qualifiedenough toshare myopinionI alwaysassumeother peopleare rightI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI do not letpeople seeme workingtoo hardI think I won'tbe able tolive up toother'sexpectationsI avoiddeclarativestatementssuch as "I knowthe answer"I sometimesavoid askingquestions inmeetingsI do notchallengemyself toomuchI remindmyself that Ishould feellucky forhaving this jobI panicbeforeperformancereviewsI alwaysassume I willfail so I'm notdisappointedif I doI sharecredit evenwhen I didall the workI was hiredbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI feel like Idon'tdeserve tobe in mypositionI qualifyquestions orcomments withthings like "Thismay not beright, but..."I do not tellnew people Imeet whatmy job isright awayI know peoplewill eventuallyrealize I'munderqualifiedI think mycoworkersknow morethan I doI assumepeople arecomplementingme to "be nice"I sometimesthink everyoneknows whatthey are doingexcept meI make jokesso peopledon't realizeI'munderqualifiedI doubt myabilitieswhen I don'tautomatically"get it"I think I willget fired or"found out" ifI make anymistakesI holdback whenworking ina teamI hide myaccomplishmentsI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI think Ishouldsucceed ateverythingI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animposterI dismisscomplimentsI hidemy realopinionsI don't let onwhen I don'tknow how todo somethinI often attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI oftenapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI panic beforebigpresentationsI often think Iam not qualifiedenough toshare myopinionI alwaysassumeother peopleare rightI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI do not letpeople seeme workingtoo hardI think I won'tbe able tolive up toother'sexpectationsI avoiddeclarativestatementssuch as "I knowthe answer"I sometimesavoid askingquestions inmeetingsI do notchallengemyself toomuchI remindmyself that Ishould feellucky forhaving this jobI panicbeforeperformancereviewsI alwaysassume I willfail so I'm notdisappointedif I doI sharecredit evenwhen I didall the workI was hiredbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI feel like Idon'tdeserve tobe in mypositionI qualifyquestions orcomments withthings like "Thismay not beright, but..."I do not tellnew people Imeet whatmy job isright awayI know peoplewill eventuallyrealize I'munderqualifiedI think mycoworkersknow morethan I doI assumepeople arecomplementingme to "be nice"I sometimesthink everyoneknows whatthey are doingexcept meI make jokesso peopledon't realizeI'munderqualified

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 doubt my abilities when I don't automatically "get it"
  2. I think I will get fired or "found out" if I make any mistakes
  3. I hold back when working in a team
  4. I hide my accomplishments
  5. I am worried others will judge me for being myself
  6. I think I should succeed at everything
  7. I don't tell anyone I feel like an imposter
  8. I dismiss compliments
  9. I hide my real opinions
  10. I don't let on when I don't know how to do somethin
  11. I often attribute my accomplishments to something other than myself
  12. I often apologize for making mistakes or not knowing something
  13. I am worried others will judge me for being myself
  14. I panic before big presentations
  15. I often think I am not qualified enough to share my opinion
  16. I always assume other people are right
  17. I should be able to do everything myself
  18. I do not let people see me working too hard
  19. I think I won't be able to live up to other's expectations
  20. I avoid declarative statements such as "I know the answer"
  21. I sometimes avoid asking questions in meetings
  22. I do not challenge myself too much
  23. I remind myself that I should feel lucky for having this job
  24. I panic before performance reviews
  25. I always assume I will fail so I'm not disappointed if I do
  26. I share credit even when I did all the work
  27. I was hired because of some kind of mistake
  28. I feel like I don't deserve to be in my position
  29. I qualify questions or comments with things like "This may not be right, but..."
  30. I do not tell new people I meet what my job is right away
  31. I know people will eventually realize I'm underqualified
  32. I think my coworkers know more than I do
  33. I assume people are complementing me to "be nice"
  34. I sometimes think everyone knows what they are doing except me
  35. I make jokes so people don't realize I'm underqualified