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

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