Always attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNever tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorDo not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceAlways keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingNevershow upothersI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeAlwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentI shouldautomatically"get it"I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Always holdback whenworking in agroup orteamAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNever tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorDo not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardDo notvoice yourrealopinionsAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightAlways panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Neverchallengeyourselftoo muchDo not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceAlways keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingNevershow upothersI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeAlwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentI shouldautomatically"get it"I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Always holdback whenworking in agroup orteam

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