Alwaysassume thatother peopleare rightNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchDo notvoice yourrealopinionsDo not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Alwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Always panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doNevershow upothersAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Do not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamAlways keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI shouldautomatically"get it"Always assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceI should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Never tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror majorAlwaysassume thatother peopleare rightNeverchallengeyourselftoo muchDo notvoice yourrealopinionsDo not letpeople seeyou studyingor workingtoo hardNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Alwaysexplain whyyou do notdeserve thecomplimentI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."Always panicbefore a test,presentation,performance,or interviewI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doNevershow upothersAlways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfAlwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurAlways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Do not tellanyone youfeel like animposterAlways holdback whenworking in agroup orteamAlways keepthem laughingso they will notnotice that youare inadequateAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI wasadmitted orhired becauseof somemistakeNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI shouldautomatically"get it"Always assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingyou, they arejust being niceI should feellucky to havegotten into theschool, the job,the promotion,etc.Never tellsomeone youmeet in a baryour careeror major

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