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

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