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

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