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

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