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

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