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

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