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

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