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

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