"I feelnervous, soI must notbe ready""I feelscared, sosomethingbad must behappening""I alwaysmessthings up""I neverdoanythingright""I guess Iimproved,but I'm stillnot thatgood""I studied hardand got a goodgrade, but itdoesn't mattersince it was just1 test""They'reonly sayingthat to meto be polite""Tomorrowis definitelygoing to beawful""This badgrade willmess up myentire future""Theyprobablywouldn'twant to bemy partner""My classmateis in a badmood, so Imust havecaused it""I felt awkwardduring myinterview. I'malways soawkward""They said Idid great, butit doesn'treally count""If only I didn'tthink about it,then that eventwouldn't havehappened""I didokay, butit was justluck""I shouldnevermakemistakes""If everythingdoesn't goright, then thewhole day isa disaster""If I forgetmy lines, thewhole playwill beruined""I'm goingto forgeteverythingfor the test""I shouldbeperfect""The grouppresentationdidn't go well,so it's probablyall my fault""I forgot myhomework,so I'm goingto getexpelled""The coachsaid I did well,but I made amistake I can'tstop thinkingabout""The teacherlooks annoyed,it must bebecause of meand only me""I'm going tofail this quizno matterwhat""They'rewhispering,so it must beabout me""Everyonemust bethinking thisabout me""I feelconfused,so I must bebad at this""I messedup once, soI can't doanything""I feelnervous, soI must notbe ready""I feelscared, sosomethingbad must behappening""I alwaysmessthings up""I neverdoanythingright""I guess Iimproved,but I'm stillnot thatgood""I studied hardand got a goodgrade, but itdoesn't mattersince it was just1 test""They'reonly sayingthat to meto be polite""Tomorrowis definitelygoing to beawful""This badgrade willmess up myentire future""Theyprobablywouldn'twant to bemy partner""My classmateis in a badmood, so Imust havecaused it""I felt awkwardduring myinterview. I'malways soawkward""They said Idid great, butit doesn'treally count""If only I didn'tthink about it,then that eventwouldn't havehappened""I didokay, butit was justluck""I shouldnevermakemistakes""If everythingdoesn't goright, then thewhole day isa disaster""If I forgetmy lines, thewhole playwill beruined""I'm goingto forgeteverythingfor the test""I shouldbeperfect""The grouppresentationdidn't go well,so it's probablyall my fault""I forgot myhomework,so I'm goingto getexpelled""The coachsaid I did well,but I made amistake I can'tstop thinkingabout""The teacherlooks annoyed,it must bebecause of meand only me""I'm going tofail this quizno matterwhat""They'rewhispering,so it must beabout me""Everyonemust bethinking thisabout me""I feelconfused,so I must bebad at this""I messedup once, soI can't doanything"

Cognitive Distortions - 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. "I feel nervous, so I must not be ready"
  2. "I feel scared, so something bad must be happening"
  3. "I always mess things up"
  4. "I never do anything right"
  5. "I guess I improved, but I'm still not that good"
  6. "I studied hard and got a good grade, but it doesn't matter since it was just 1 test"
  7. "They're only saying that to me to be polite"
  8. "Tomorrow is definitely going to be awful"
  9. "This bad grade will mess up my entire future"
  10. "They probably wouldn't want to be my partner"
  11. "My classmate is in a bad mood, so I must have caused it"
  12. "I felt awkward during my interview. I'm always so awkward"
  13. "They said I did great, but it doesn't really count"
  14. "If only I didn't think about it, then that event wouldn't have happened"
  15. "I did okay, but it was just luck"
  16. "I should never make mistakes"
  17. "If everything doesn't go right, then the whole day is a disaster"
  18. "If I forget my lines, the whole play will be ruined"
  19. "I'm going to forget everything for the test"
  20. "I should be perfect"
  21. "The group presentation didn't go well, so it's probably all my fault"
  22. "I forgot my homework, so I'm going to get expelled"
  23. "The coach said I did well, but I made a mistake I can't stop thinking about"
  24. "The teacher looks annoyed, it must be because of me and only me"
  25. "I'm going to fail this quiz no matter what"
  26. "They're whispering, so it must be about me"
  27. "Everyone must be thinking this about me"
  28. "I feel confused, so I must be bad at this"
  29. "I messed up once, so I can't do anything"