Always hide youraccomplishmentsI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingNevershow upothersAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI shouldautomatically"get it"I should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.I shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightAlwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchNever tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Do not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Always keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Do notvoice yourrealopinionsDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingNevershow upothersAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI shouldautomatically"get it"I should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.I shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightAlwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchNever tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Do not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Always keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Do notvoice yourrealopinionsDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposter

Imposter Syndrome Bingo - 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. Always hide your accomplishments
  2. I was admitted or hired because of some mistake
  3. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  4. Never show up others
  5. Always attribute your accomplishments to something other than yourself
  6. Always hold back when working in a group or team
  7. I should automatically "get it"
  8. I should feel lucky to have gotten into the school, the job, the promotion, etc.
  9. I should succeed at everything I do
  10. Always panic before a test, presentation, performance, or interview
  11. Always assume when people are complimenting you, they are just being nice
  12. Always assume that other people are right
  13. Always explain why you do not deserve the compliment
  14. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  15. Never challenge yourself too much
  16. Never tell someone you meet in a bar your career or major
  17. I should qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  18. Do not let people see you studying or working too hard
  19. Always share credit with others (even if you did all the work)
  20. Always keep them laughing so they will not notice that you are inadequate
  21. Always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  22. Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  23. Do not voice your real opinions
  24. Do not tell anyone you feel like an imposter