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

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