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

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