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

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