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

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