"I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky."RejectingthePositiveExtreme Form ofOvergeneralization"My motheris unhappybecause ofme"Jumping toConclusionsLabelingOverGeneralization"My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless."Black andWhiteThinking"I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure.""My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me."MindReadingDisqualifyingthe PositiveExaggerateor ShrinktheImportanceCatastrophising"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project."MentalFilter"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart.""It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."Minimization"Should"StatementsMaking amountainout of amolehillPersonalization(blaming/denying)All orNothingThinkingAssume aNegativeReactionto YouJudgingFortunetellerError"It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello."Perfectionism"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"Magnification"I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech.""I did thatproject well, butthat doesn'tmean I'mcompetent; Ijust got lucky."RejectingthePositiveExtreme Form ofOvergeneralization"My motheris unhappybecause ofme"Jumping toConclusionsLabelingOverGeneralization"My teacher said mostof my essay was greatbut he alsosaid there were anumber of mistakes thathad to be corrected…he mustthink I’m reallyhopeless."Black andWhiteThinking"I am afailurebecause Ifeel like afailure.""My crush istalking to myfriend morethan me. Hemust like hermore than me."MindReadingDisqualifyingthe PositiveExaggerateor ShrinktheImportanceCatastrophising"He's thinkingthat I don'tknow the firstthing aboutthis project."MentalFilter"Getting a mediocreevaluation proveshow inadequate Iam. Getting highmarksdoesn't mean I'msmart.""It's terrible that Imade a mistake.That mistake wasdisastrous. Ishould nevermakea mistake."Minimization"Should"StatementsMaking amountainout of amolehillPersonalization(blaming/denying)All orNothingThinkingAssume aNegativeReactionto YouJudgingFortunetellerError"It’s obviousshe doesn’t likeme, otherwiseshe would’vesaid hello."Perfectionism"I Feel it,Thereforeit Must beTrue"Magnification"I will never beable to speakin public because Ionce had a panicattack beforegiving a speech."

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