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

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