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

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