“My teachersaid I did agreat job, butshe's probablyjust being nice.”“I got an A, butthe test waseasy, so itdoesn't meananything.”“My friendswere quiet atlunch. Iprobably ruinedeveryone'smood.”“If I wear mylucky hoodie,I know myday will gowell.”“Either you'recompletelyloyal to me,or you're notmy friend.”“Tomorrow isgoing to beterrible. I canalready tell.”“I should beable to handlemy emotionswithoutneeding help.”“My therapistkeeps askingquestionsbecause theythink I'm lying.”“I feel stupid,so I mustactually bestupid.”“My friendhasn't textedme back.Somethingmust be wrongbetween us.”“The teacherasked me tostay afterclass. I knowI'm in trouble.”“My parentsshould alwaysknow what Ineed withoutme having totell them.”“She looked atme when Iwalked in.She's probablyjudging myoutfit.”“I went the wholeweek withoutgetting into anargument, butthat doesn't reallycount.”“I feel likenobody caresabout me, soobviouslynobody does.”“My lastfriendshipended badly, soall friendshipseventually fallapart.”“I got onequestion wrongon the test.That's a reallybig deal.”“Nobodylaughed at myjoke. Theymust think I'mweird.”“I failed mydriving test.I'm terrible ateverything.”“If I try talkingto someonenew, they'rejust going tothink I'mannoying.”“Yeah, Imade theteam, but it'snot thatimpressive.”“There's nopoint in tryingout for theteam. I alreadyknow I won'tmake it.”“If I'm notgettingstraight A's,I'm a failure.”“My friendseemedannoyed withme today. Thisis a hugeproblem.”“One personrejected me, sonobody is evergoing to want todate me.”“My friends saythey like havingme around, butthey don't reallymean it.”“I messed up onepart of mypresentation.Everyone's goingto remember howembarrassing itwas.”“I feel guiltyabout whathappened, soit must havebeen my fault.”“I thoughtsomething badmight happentoday, and thenit did. I musthave caused it.”“I was mad at myfriend and wishedsomething badwould happen tothem. Now thatthey're sick, it'sprobably my fault.”“My momseemsstressed. I musthave donesomethingwrong.”“If I fail this test,I'm going to failthe class, notgraduate, andruin my future.”“My friendsinvited me, but Iknow they don'tactually wantme there.”“My parentswant to talk tome. I'mprobably in theworst trouble ofmy life.”“I messed upmy goal once,so there's nopoint in tryinganymore.”“My parents arefighting again. IfI behavedbetter, theywouldn't argue.”“I handled thatargument reallywell, but it doesn'tmatter because Iusually messthings up.”“If my boyfriendbreaks up withme, I'll never behappy again.”“I shouldn't evermake mistakes,especially whenI already knowbetter.”“My teachersaid I did agreat job, butshe's probablyjust being nice.”“I got an A, butthe test waseasy, so itdoesn't meananything.”“My friendswere quiet atlunch. Iprobably ruinedeveryone'smood.”“If I wear mylucky hoodie,I know myday will gowell.”“Either you'recompletelyloyal to me,or you're notmy friend.”“Tomorrow isgoing to beterrible. I canalready tell.”“I should beable to handlemy emotionswithoutneeding help.”“My therapistkeeps askingquestionsbecause theythink I'm lying.”“I feel stupid,so I mustactually bestupid.”“My friendhasn't textedme back.Somethingmust be wrongbetween us.”“The teacherasked me tostay afterclass. I knowI'm in trouble.”“My parentsshould alwaysknow what Ineed withoutme having totell them.”“She looked atme when Iwalked in.She's probablyjudging myoutfit.”“I went the wholeweek withoutgetting into anargument, butthat doesn't reallycount.”“I feel likenobody caresabout me, soobviouslynobody does.”“My lastfriendshipended badly, soall friendshipseventually fallapart.”“I got onequestion wrongon the test.That's a reallybig deal.”“Nobodylaughed at myjoke. Theymust think I'mweird.”“I failed mydriving test.I'm terrible ateverything.”“If I try talkingto someonenew, they'rejust going tothink I'mannoying.”“Yeah, Imade theteam, but it'snot thatimpressive.”“There's nopoint in tryingout for theteam. I alreadyknow I won'tmake it.”“If I'm notgettingstraight A's,I'm a failure.”“My friendseemedannoyed withme today. Thisis a hugeproblem.”“One personrejected me, sonobody is evergoing to want todate me.”“My friends saythey like havingme around, butthey don't reallymean it.”“I messed up onepart of mypresentation.Everyone's goingto remember howembarrassing itwas.”“I feel guiltyabout whathappened, soit must havebeen my fault.”“I thoughtsomething badmight happentoday, and thenit did. I musthave caused it.”“I was mad at myfriend and wishedsomething badwould happen tothem. Now thatthey're sick, it'sprobably my fault.”“My momseemsstressed. I musthave donesomethingwrong.”“If I fail this test,I'm going to failthe class, notgraduate, andruin my future.”“My friendsinvited me, but Iknow they don'tactually wantme there.”“My parentswant to talk tome. I'mprobably in theworst trouble ofmy life.”“I messed upmy goal once,so there's nopoint in tryinganymore.”“My parents arefighting again. IfI behavedbetter, theywouldn't argue.”“I handled thatargument reallywell, but it doesn'tmatter because Iusually messthings up.”“If my boyfriendbreaks up withme, I'll never behappy again.”“I shouldn't evermake mistakes,especially whenI already knowbetter.”

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. “My teacher said I did a great job, but she's probably just being nice.”
  2. “I got an A, but the test was easy, so it doesn't mean anything.”
  3. “My friends were quiet at lunch. I probably ruined everyone's mood.”
  4. “If I wear my lucky hoodie, I know my day will go well.”
  5. “Either you're completely loyal to me, or you're not my friend.”
  6. “Tomorrow is going to be terrible. I can already tell.”
  7. “I should be able to handle my emotions without needing help.”
  8. “My therapist keeps asking questions because they think I'm lying.”
  9. “I feel stupid, so I must actually be stupid.”
  10. “My friend hasn't texted me back. Something must be wrong between us.”
  11. “The teacher asked me to stay after class. I know I'm in trouble.”
  12. “My parents should always know what I need without me having to tell them.”
  13. “She looked at me when I walked in. She's probably judging my outfit.”
  14. “I went the whole week without getting into an argument, but that doesn't really count.”
  15. “I feel like nobody cares about me, so obviously nobody does.”
  16. “My last friendship ended badly, so all friendships eventually fall apart.”
  17. “I got one question wrong on the test. That's a really big deal.”
  18. “Nobody laughed at my joke. They must think I'm weird.”
  19. “I failed my driving test. I'm terrible at everything.”
  20. “If I try talking to someone new, they're just going to think I'm annoying.”
  21. “Yeah, I made the team, but it's not that impressive.”
  22. “There's no point in trying out for the team. I already know I won't make it.”
  23. “If I'm not getting straight A's, I'm a failure.”
  24. “My friend seemed annoyed with me today. This is a huge problem.”
  25. “One person rejected me, so nobody is ever going to want to date me.”
  26. “My friends say they like having me around, but they don't really mean it.”
  27. “I messed up one part of my presentation. Everyone's going to remember how embarrassing it was.”
  28. “I feel guilty about what happened, so it must have been my fault.”
  29. “I thought something bad might happen today, and then it did. I must have caused it.”
  30. “I was mad at my friend and wished something bad would happen to them. Now that they're sick, it's probably my fault.”
  31. “My mom seems stressed. I must have done something wrong.”
  32. “If I fail this test, I'm going to fail the class, not graduate, and ruin my future.”
  33. “My friends invited me, but I know they don't actually want me there.”
  34. “My parents want to talk to me. I'm probably in the worst trouble of my life.”
  35. “I messed up my goal once, so there's no point in trying anymore.”
  36. “My parents are fighting again. If I behaved better, they wouldn't argue.”
  37. “I handled that argument really well, but it doesn't matter because I usually mess things up.”
  38. “If my boyfriend breaks up with me, I'll never be happy again.”
  39. “I shouldn't ever make mistakes, especially when I already know better.”