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

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