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

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