Alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceNevershow upothersI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways hide youraccomplishmentsAlwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Never tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Do not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldautomatically"get it"Always keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceNevershow upothersI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways hide youraccomplishmentsAlwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Never tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Do not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldautomatically"get it"Always keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequate

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