They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)I have tobe perfectall thetime.NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Criticismmyself forminormistakesshouldsandmustsThings areeither ALLgood orALL bad.TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Always expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)JustificationI feel acertain wayso it must betrueThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)Labeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")Blowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forjumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)magnifyingovergeneral-izationI make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairnotconsideringotherexplanationsI can controleverything(controlfallacy)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodI know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)They are madso I must havedone somethingto upset them(personalization)I have tobe perfectall thetime.NegativeFocus(Only seethe - andignore the +)Criticismmyself forminormistakesshouldsandmustsThings areeither ALLgood orALL bad.TriggerMemories (badthings beforewill mean badthings now)Always expectingthe worst tohappen(Catastrophizing)JustificationI feel acertain wayso it must betrueThings areeithergood/bad (allor nothingthinking)Labeling("got a C sothat meansI'm dumb")Blowingsmall thingsout ofproportion(Magnifying)I blame myselffor somethingIm notresponsible forjumping toconclusions(I assumethings willturn out bad)magnifyingovergeneral-izationI make negativepredictionsabout the future(Fortune Telling)Thingsalwaysneed tobe fairnotconsideringotherexplanationsI can controleverything(controlfallacy)Notice +thingsabout othersbut - in myself(Comparisons)When goodthingshappen, I dontrecognizethem as goodI know whatothers arethinking(mindreading)

Cognitive Errors 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. They are mad so I must have done something to upset them (personalization)
  2. I have to be perfect all the time.
  3. Negative Focus (Only see the - and ignore the +)
  4. Criticism myself for minor mistakes
  5. shoulds and musts
  6. Things are either ALL good or ALL bad.
  7. Trigger Memories (bad things before will mean bad things now)
  8. Always expecting the worst to happen (Catastrophizing)
  9. Justification
  10. I feel a certain way so it must be true
  11. Things are either good/bad (all or nothing thinking)
  12. Labeling ("got a C so that means I'm dumb")
  13. Blowing small things out of proportion (Magnifying)
  14. I blame myself for something Im not responsible for
  15. jumping to conclusions (I assume things will turn out bad)
  16. magnifying
  17. overgeneral-ization
  18. I make negative predictions about the future (Fortune Telling)
  19. Things always need to be fair
  20. not considering other explanations
  21. I can control everything (control fallacy)
  22. Notice +things about others but - in myself (Comparisons)
  23. When good things happen, I dont recognize them as good
  24. I know what others are thinking (mindreading)