“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”Settingthe BarToo HighThese errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors.• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”"My spouse isupset today; Iprobably didsomething toupset her."FeelingsasFacts."I scored mylowest testscore today;I am afailure."NegativeLabelingFortuneTelling.“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”"I was told Icannot have icecream at 9 in themorning, my lifeis the absoluteworse!"“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”IgnoringtheGood.NegativeLabeling“Should”StatementsIgnoringtheGood“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”Feelingsas FactsBlowingThingsUp.MindReadingYou get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.MindReading.“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”MindReading"My new shoeshave a little dirton them, theyare ruined andcan't be wornanymore."“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”Settingthe BarToo High.Making aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmallYou failed onetest, and all youcan think aboutis how you're afailure.Self-blaming"They keeplaughing andlooking over atme, I know theythink I'm ugly."“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”Settingthe BarToo HighThese errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors.• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”"My spouse isupset today; Iprobably didsomething toupset her."FeelingsasFacts."I scored mylowest testscore today;I am afailure."NegativeLabelingFortuneTelling.“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”"I was told Icannot have icecream at 9 in themorning, my lifeis the absoluteworse!"“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”IgnoringtheGood.NegativeLabeling“Should”StatementsIgnoringtheGood“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”Feelingsas FactsBlowingThingsUp.MindReadingYou get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.MindReading.“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”MindReading"My new shoeshave a little dirton them, theyare ruined andcan't be wornanymore."“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”Settingthe BarToo High.Making aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmallYou failed onetest, and all youcan think aboutis how you're afailure.Self-blaming"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. “If I don’t get an A on every test, I’m not smart.”
  2. Setting the Bar Too High
  3. These errors occur when our brains interpret situations through overly negative emotions and unhelpful behaviors.
  4. • “I know if I ask her to the dance she’s going to say no.”
  5. "My spouse is upset today; I probably did something to upset her."
  6. Feelings as Facts.
  7. "I scored my lowest test score today; I am a failure."
  8. Negative Labeling
  9. Fortune Telling.
  10. “I’m a loser so my artwork stinks.”
  11. "I was told I cannot have ice cream at 9 in the morning, my life is the absolute worse!"
  12. “Alicia is sad today. I probably did something to upset her.”
  13. Ignoring the Good.
  14. Negative Labeling
  15. “Should” Statements
  16. Ignoring the Good
  17. “I’m not allowed to see my friends on Friday. My life is horrible!”
  18. Feelings as Facts
  19. Blowing Things Up.
  20. Mind Reading
  21. You get one answer wrong on a long test, and all you can think about is the mistake.
  22. Mind Reading.
  23. “People are looking at me. They probably think my shirt is ugly.”
  24. Mind Reading
  25. "My new shoes have a little dirt on them, they are ruined and can't be worn anymore."
  26. “People should always be nice to me.”
  27. Setting the Bar Too High.
  28. Making a REALLY BIG deal out of something small
  29. You failed one test, and all you can think about is how you're a failure.
  30. Self-blaming
  31. "They keep laughing and looking over at me, I know they think I'm ugly."