Feelingsas FactsFortuneTelling.Self-blamingI was told Icannot have icecream at 9 inthe morning;my life is theabsolute worse!You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.IgnoringtheGood.“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”“Should”StatementsNegativeLabeling“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”If I dont getan A onevery test,Im not smartBlowingThingsUp.“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”These errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”FeelingsasFacts.Settingthe BarToo High.“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”MindReading.I scored mylowest testscore today Iam a failureMy friend isupset today Iprobably didsomething toupset herMaking aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmallFeelingsas FactsFortuneTelling.Self-blamingI was told Icannot have icecream at 9 inthe morning;my life is theabsolute worse!You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.IgnoringtheGood.“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”“Should”StatementsNegativeLabeling“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”If I dont getan A onevery test,Im not smartBlowingThingsUp.“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”These errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”FeelingsasFacts.Settingthe BarToo High.“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”MindReading.I scored mylowest testscore today Iam a failureMy friend isupset today Iprobably didsomething toupset herMaking aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmall

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