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

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