Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchI shouldautomatically"get it"Alwaysassume thatother peopleare rightAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Alwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentNever tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorNevershow upothersAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceAlways keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Do not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Always hide youraccomplishmentsI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldsucceed ateverythingI doNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchI shouldautomatically"get it"Alwaysassume thatother peopleare rightAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Alwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentNever tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorNevershow upothersAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceAlways keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Do not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Always hide youraccomplishmentsI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldsucceed ateverythingI do

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