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

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