“This isliterally theworst thingthat’s everhappened.”“Yeah I didwell, but itwasn’t thathard.”“I feelawkward, soeveryonemust think I’mawkward.”“No oneeverlistens tome.”“I’m nevergoing torecoverfrom this.”“My partnerwas in a badmood—it’sprobablybecause ofme.”“It’s not my fault—I wouldn’thave done thatif they didn’tmake me mad.”“We’llprobablybreak upanyways.”“Theythink I’mweird.”“If I thinkaboutsomethingbad, it’s goingto happen.”“I can tellthey’re upset,even thoughthey haven’tsaid anything.”“If thispersondoesn't likeme, nobodywill like me.”“I feel like Idon’t matter,so I probablydon’t.”“I shouldbe betterthan this.”“Everyonehere isjudgingme.”“I feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingwrong.”“They onlycomplimentedme becausethey felt badfor me.”“It was justluck—Ididn’t reallyearn it.”“I failedone test—I’m just badat school.”“Ishouldn'tmakemistakes.”“If they hadjust left mealone, none ofthis would’vehappened.”“Theyprobablythink I’mannoying.”“If I say itout loud,I’ll jinx it.”“If it’s notperfect,it’s afailure.”“They didn’ttext back—they must bemad at me.”“Everyone gotquiet when Iwalked in—theywere probablytalking aboutme.”“Yeah theysaid somethingnice, but theydidn’t mean it.”“If I messthis up, mywhole lifeis ruined.”“I’mdefinitelygoing tomess thisup.”“They shouldknow what Ineed withoutme sayingit.”“This isgoing togo badly.”“Anyonecould’vedone that, itdoesn’tcount.”*Writeyourown*“I feelhopeless, sonothing willever getbetter.”“That doesn’tcount—theywere justbeing nice.”“There’s nopoint intrying—it’snot going towork.”“If I don’t dothis perfectly,somethingbad willhappen.”“Nothingeverworks outfor me.”“Theystarted it,so I can’t beblamed.”“I alreadyknow howthis is goingto go.”“This isliterally theworst thingthat’s everhappened.”“Yeah I didwell, but itwasn’t thathard.”“I feelawkward, soeveryonemust think I’mawkward.”“No oneeverlistens tome.”“I’m nevergoing torecoverfrom this.”“My partnerwas in a badmood—it’sprobablybecause ofme.”“It’s not my fault—I wouldn’thave done thatif they didn’tmake me mad.”“We’llprobablybreak upanyways.”“Theythink I’mweird.”“If I thinkaboutsomethingbad, it’s goingto happen.”“I can tellthey’re upset,even thoughthey haven’tsaid anything.”“If thispersondoesn't likeme, nobodywill like me.”“I feel like Idon’t matter,so I probablydon’t.”“I shouldbe betterthan this.”“Everyonehere isjudgingme.”“I feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingwrong.”“They onlycomplimentedme becausethey felt badfor me.”“It was justluck—Ididn’t reallyearn it.”“I failedone test—I’m just badat school.”“Ishouldn'tmakemistakes.”“If they hadjust left mealone, none ofthis would’vehappened.”“Theyprobablythink I’mannoying.”“If I say itout loud,I’ll jinx it.”“If it’s notperfect,it’s afailure.”“They didn’ttext back—they must bemad at me.”“Everyone gotquiet when Iwalked in—theywere probablytalking aboutme.”“Yeah theysaid somethingnice, but theydidn’t mean it.”“If I messthis up, mywhole lifeis ruined.”“I’mdefinitelygoing tomess thisup.”“They shouldknow what Ineed withoutme sayingit.”“This isgoing togo badly.”“Anyonecould’vedone that, itdoesn’tcount.”*Writeyourown*“I feelhopeless, sonothing willever getbetter.”“That doesn’tcount—theywere justbeing nice.”“There’s nopoint intrying—it’snot going towork.”“If I don’t dothis perfectly,somethingbad willhappen.”“Nothingeverworks outfor me.”“Theystarted it,so I can’t beblamed.”“I alreadyknow howthis is goingto go.”

COGNITIVE DISTORTION BINGO - 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. “This is literally the worst thing that’s ever happened.”
  2. “Yeah I did well, but it wasn’t that hard.”
  3. “I feel awkward, so everyone must think I’m awkward.”
  4. “No one ever listens to me.”
  5. “I’m never going to recover from this.”
  6. “My partner was in a bad mood—it’s probably because of me.”
  7. “It’s not my fault—I wouldn’t have done that if they didn’t make me mad.”
  8. “We’ll probably break up anyways.”
  9. “They think I’m weird.”
  10. “If I think about something bad, it’s going to happen.”
  11. “I can tell they’re upset, even though they haven’t said anything.”
  12. “If this person doesn't like me, nobody will like me.”
  13. “I feel like I don’t matter, so I probably don’t.”
  14. “I should be better than this.”
  15. “Everyone here is judging me.”
  16. “I feel guilty, so I must have done something wrong.”
  17. “They only complimented me because they felt bad for me.”
  18. “It was just luck—I didn’t really earn it.”
  19. “I failed one test—I’m just bad at school.”
  20. “I shouldn't make mistakes.”
  21. “If they had just left me alone, none of this would’ve happened.”
  22. “They probably think I’m annoying.”
  23. “If I say it out loud, I’ll jinx it.”
  24. “If it’s not perfect, it’s a failure.”
  25. “They didn’t text back—they must be mad at me.”
  26. “Everyone got quiet when I walked in—they were probably talking about me.”
  27. “Yeah they said something nice, but they didn’t mean it.”
  28. “If I mess this up, my whole life is ruined.”
  29. “I’m definitely going to mess this up.”
  30. “They should know what I need without me saying it.”
  31. “This is going to go badly.”
  32. “Anyone could’ve done that, it doesn’t count.”
  33. *Write your own*
  34. “I feel hopeless, so nothing will ever get better.”
  35. “That doesn’t count—they were just being nice.”
  36. “There’s no point in trying—it’s not going to work.”
  37. “If I don’t do this perfectly, something bad will happen.”
  38. “Nothing ever works out for me.”
  39. “They started it, so I can’t be blamed.”
  40. “I already know how this is going to go.”