I do notchallengemyself toomuchI qualifyquestions orcomments withthings like "Thismay not beright, but..."I avoiddeclarativestatementssuch as "I knowthe answer"I panicbeforeperformancereviewsI know peoplewill eventuallyrealize I'munderqualifiedI doubt myabilitieswhen I don'tautomatically"get it"I alwaysassumeother peopleare rightI hidemy realopinionsI panic beforebigpresentationsI think I willget fired or"found out" ifI make anymistakesI think I won'tbe able tolive up toother'sexpectationsI sometimesavoid askingquestions inmeetingsI feel like Idon'tdeserve tobe in mypositionI think mycoworkersknow morethan I doI assumepeople arecomplementingme to "be nice"I sharecredit evenwhen I didall the workI don't let onwhen I don'tknow how todo somethinI oftenapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI sometimesthink everyoneknows whatthey are doingexcept meI do not letpeople seeme workingtoo hardI dismisscomplimentsI was hiredbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI often attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animposterI think Ishouldsucceed ateverythingI do not tellnew people Imeet whatmy job isright awayI holdback whenworking ina teamI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI alwaysassume I willfail so I'm notdisappointedif I doI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI often think Iam not qualifiedenough toshare myopinionI remindmyself that Ishould feellucky forhaving this jobI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI hide myaccomplishmentsI make jokesso peopledon't realizeI'munderqualifiedI do notchallengemyself toomuchI qualifyquestions orcomments withthings like "Thismay not beright, but..."I avoiddeclarativestatementssuch as "I knowthe answer"I panicbeforeperformancereviewsI know peoplewill eventuallyrealize I'munderqualifiedI doubt myabilitieswhen I don'tautomatically"get it"I alwaysassumeother peopleare rightI hidemy realopinionsI panic beforebigpresentationsI think I willget fired or"found out" ifI make anymistakesI think I won'tbe able tolive up toother'sexpectationsI sometimesavoid askingquestions inmeetingsI feel like Idon'tdeserve tobe in mypositionI think mycoworkersknow morethan I doI assumepeople arecomplementingme to "be nice"I sharecredit evenwhen I didall the workI don't let onwhen I don'tknow how todo somethinI oftenapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI sometimesthink everyoneknows whatthey are doingexcept meI do not letpeople seeme workingtoo hardI dismisscomplimentsI was hiredbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI often attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animposterI think Ishouldsucceed ateverythingI do not tellnew people Imeet whatmy job isright awayI holdback whenworking ina teamI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI alwaysassume I willfail so I'm notdisappointedif I doI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI often think Iam not qualifiedenough toshare myopinionI remindmyself that Ishould feellucky forhaving this jobI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI hide myaccomplishmentsI 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 do not challenge myself too much
  2. I qualify questions or comments with things like "This may not be right, but..."
  3. I avoid declarative statements such as "I know the answer"
  4. I panic before performance reviews
  5. I know people will eventually realize I'm underqualified
  6. I doubt my abilities when I don't automatically "get it"
  7. I always assume other people are right
  8. I hide my real opinions
  9. I panic before big presentations
  10. I think I will get fired or "found out" if I make any mistakes
  11. I think I won't be able to live up to other's expectations
  12. I sometimes avoid asking questions in meetings
  13. I feel like I don't deserve to be in my position
  14. I think my coworkers know more than I do
  15. I assume people are complementing me to "be nice"
  16. I share credit even when I did all the work
  17. I don't let on when I don't know how to do somethin
  18. I often apologize for making mistakes or not knowing something
  19. I sometimes think everyone knows what they are doing except me
  20. I do not let people see me working too hard
  21. I dismiss compliments
  22. I was hired because of some kind of mistake
  23. I often attribute my accomplishments to something other than myself
  24. I don't tell anyone I feel like an imposter
  25. I think I should succeed at everything
  26. I do not tell new people I meet what my job is right away
  27. I hold back when working in a team
  28. I am worried others will judge me for being myself
  29. I always assume I will fail so I'm not disappointed if I do
  30. I should be able to do everything myself
  31. I often think I am not qualified enough to share my opinion
  32. I remind myself that I should feel lucky for having this job
  33. I am worried others will judge me for being myself
  34. I hide my accomplishments
  35. I make jokes so people don't realize I'm underqualified