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

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