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