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

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