Nevershow upothersDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Always keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I shouldautomatically"get it"Never tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Do not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardNevershow upothersDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Always keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I shouldautomatically"get it"Never tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Do not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hard

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