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

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