"I onlypassed thetest becauseit was easy""He's stupidbecause hefailed themath test."All-or-NothingThinkingDisqualifyingthe Positive"What if Idon'tsucceed?"Favorite TVShow/Movie"I feel likeI'm bad,so I mustbe bad"Favoriteanimal?"He did notsay hi to me,he must bemad at me"OvergeneralizationMentalFilterDreamJob?"Everyoneis againstme"Last songyoulistenedto?“Nothingever goesmy way!”Jumping toConclusions"I'm scaredof rollercoasters, sothey must bedangerous"LabelingMindReading“I don’tbelonganywhere.”DreamVacation?“I have a zit onmy nose. I’mugly. Everyonewill think I’m afreak.”EmotionalReasoningMagnification"She didn'tanswer mycall, what ifshe's hurt?""They’rejust beingnice."MinimizationFavoriteSelf-CareActivity?"I neverdoanythingright""I onlypassed thetest becauseit was easy""He's stupidbecause hefailed themath test."All-or-NothingThinkingDisqualifyingthe Positive"What if Idon'tsucceed?"Favorite TVShow/Movie"I feel likeI'm bad,so I mustbe bad"Favoriteanimal?"He did notsay hi to me,he must bemad at me"OvergeneralizationMentalFilterDreamJob?"Everyoneis againstme"Last songyoulistenedto?“Nothingever goesmy way!”Jumping toConclusions"I'm scaredof rollercoasters, sothey must bedangerous"LabelingMindReading“I don’tbelonganywhere.”DreamVacation?“I have a zit onmy nose. I’mugly. Everyonewill think I’m afreak.”EmotionalReasoningMagnification"She didn'tanswer mycall, what ifshe's hurt?""They’rejust beingnice."MinimizationFavoriteSelf-CareActivity?"I neverdoanythingright"

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 only passed the test because it was easy"
  2. "He's stupid because he failed the math test."
  3. All-or-Nothing Thinking
  4. Disqualifying the Positive
  5. "What if I don't succeed?"
  6. Favorite TV Show/Movie
  7. "I feel like I'm bad, so I must be bad"
  8. Favorite animal?
  9. "He did not say hi to me, he must be mad at me"
  10. Overgeneralization
  11. Mental Filter
  12. Dream Job?
  13. "Everyone is against me"
  14. Last song you listened to?
  15. “Nothing ever goes my way!”
  16. Jumping to Conclusions
  17. "I'm scared of roller coasters, so they must be dangerous"
  18. Labeling
  19. Mind Reading
  20. “I don’t belong anywhere.”
  21. Dream Vacation?
  22. “I have a zit on my nose. I’m ugly. Everyone will think I’m a freak.”
  23. Emotional Reasoning
  24. Magnification
  25. "She didn't answer my call, what if she's hurt?"
  26. "They’re just being nice."
  27. Minimization
  28. Favorite Self-Care Activity?
  29. "I never do anything right"