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

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