"My spouse isupset today; Iprobably didsomething toupset her."“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”MindReading.Settingthe BarToo HighNegativeLabeling“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”FeelingsasFacts.IgnoringtheGood.These errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors.FortuneTelling."My new shoeshave a little dirton them, theyare ruined andcan't be wornanymore."“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”IgnoringtheGood"I scored mylowest testscore today;I am afailure."MindReading“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”NegativeLabelingMindReadingSettingthe BarToo High."They keeplaughing andlooking over atme, I know theythink I'm ugly."Feelingsas Facts• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”Making aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmallSelf-blamingBlowingThingsUp.You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.“Should”Statements“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”You failed onetest, and all youcan think aboutis how you're afailure."I was told Icannot have icecream at 9 in themorning, my lifeis the absoluteworse!""My spouse isupset today; Iprobably didsomething toupset her."“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”MindReading.Settingthe BarToo HighNegativeLabeling“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”FeelingsasFacts.IgnoringtheGood.These errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors.FortuneTelling."My new shoeshave a little dirton them, theyare ruined andcan't be wornanymore."“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”IgnoringtheGood"I scored mylowest testscore today;I am afailure."MindReading“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”NegativeLabelingMindReadingSettingthe BarToo High."They keeplaughing andlooking over atme, I know theythink I'm ugly."Feelingsas Facts• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”Making aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmallSelf-blamingBlowingThingsUp.You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.“Should”Statements“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”You failed onetest, and all youcan think aboutis how you're afailure."I was told Icannot have icecream at 9 in themorning, my lifeis the absoluteworse!"

thinking errors - 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. "My spouse is upset today; I probably did something to upset her."
  2. “Alicia is sad today. I probably did something to upset her.”
  3. Mind Reading.
  4. Setting the Bar Too High
  5. Negative Labeling
  6. “People are looking at me. They probably think my shirt is ugly.”
  7. Feelings as Facts.
  8. Ignoring the Good.
  9. These errors occur when our brains interpret situations through overly negative emotions and unhelpful behaviors.
  10. Fortune Telling.
  11. "My new shoes have a little dirt on them, they are ruined and can't be worn anymore."
  12. “I’m a loser so my artwork stinks.”
  13. Ignoring the Good
  14. "I scored my lowest test score today; I am a failure."
  15. Mind Reading
  16. “I’m not allowed to see my friends on Friday. My life is horrible!”
  17. Negative Labeling
  18. Mind Reading
  19. Setting the Bar Too High.
  20. "They keep laughing and looking over at me, I know they think I'm ugly."
  21. Feelings as Facts
  22. • “I know if I ask her to the dance she’s going to say no.”
  23. “If I don’t get an A on every test, I’m not smart.”
  24. Making a REALLY BIG deal out of something small
  25. Self-blaming
  26. Blowing Things Up.
  27. You get one answer wrong on a long test, and all you can think about is the mistake.
  28. “Should” Statements
  29. “People should always be nice to me.”
  30. You failed one test, and all you can think about is how you're a failure.
  31. "I was told I cannot have ice cream at 9 in the morning, my life is the absolute worse!"