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

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