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

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