"It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello."MentalFilterMinimization"My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me."Jumping toConclusions"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky."FortunetellerError"I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech."Black andWhiteThinkingPerfectionism"It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."MagnificationOverGeneralization"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue""My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless."Disqualifyingthe Positive"I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure.""Should"StatementsExaggerateor ShrinktheImportanceExtreme Form ofOvergeneralization"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."Assume aNegativeReactionto YouMindReading"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project."Making amountainout of amolehillLabelingCatastrophisingRejectingthePositivePersonalization(blaming/denying)"My motheris unhappybecause ofme"JudgingAll orNothingThinking"It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello."MentalFilterMinimization"My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me."Jumping toConclusions"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky."FortunetellerError"I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech."Black andWhiteThinkingPerfectionism"It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."MagnificationOverGeneralization"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue""My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless."Disqualifyingthe Positive"I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure.""Should"StatementsExaggerateor ShrinktheImportanceExtreme Form ofOvergeneralization"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart."Assume aNegativeReactionto YouMindReading"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project."Making amountainout of amolehillLabelingCatastrophisingRejectingthePositivePersonalization(blaming/denying)"My motheris unhappybecause ofme"JudgingAll orNothingThinking

Cognitive Distortions - 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. "It’s obvious she doesn’t like me, otherwise she would’ve said hello."
  2. Mental Filter
  3. Minimization
  4. "My crush is talking to my friend more than me. He must like her more than me."
  5. Jumping to Conclusions
  6. "I did that project well, but that doesn't mean I'm competent; I just got lucky."
  7. Fortuneteller Error
  8. "I will never be able to speak in public because I once had a panic attack before giving a speech."
  9. Black and White Thinking
  10. Perfectionism
  11. "It's terrible that I made a mistake. That mistake was disastrous. I should never make a mistake."
  12. Magnification
  13. Over Generalization
  14. "I Feel it, Therefore it Must be True"
  15. "My teacher said most of my essay was great but he also said there were a number of mistakes that had to be corrected…he must think I’m really hopeless."
  16. Disqualifying the Positive
  17. "I am a failure because I feel like a failure."
  18. "Should" Statements
  19. Exaggerate or Shrink the Importance
  20. Extreme Form of Overgeneralization
  21. "Getting a mediocre evaluation proves how inadequate I am. Getting high marks doesn't mean I'm smart."
  22. Assume a Negative Reaction to You
  23. Mind Reading
  24. "He's thinking that I don't know the first thing about this project."
  25. Making a mountain out of a molehill
  26. Labeling
  27. Catastrophising
  28. Rejecting the Positive
  29. Personalization (blaming/denying)
  30. "My mother is unhappy because of me"
  31. Judging
  32. All or Nothing Thinking