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

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