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

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