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

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