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

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