"I caught mypartner smilingat their phone,so they must becheating onme."Jumping toConclusions"I shouldalways beable to handleeverything onmy own." Should/Must/Ought"I'm not goingto botherstudying forthe test; I'llfail anyway." FortuneTelling"I feel afraid offlying, so itmust be unsafeto travel byplane.EmotionalReasoningSpontaneous andrapid thoughts thatoften occur inresponse tosituations, influencingemotions andbehaviors.AutomaticThoughtsPatterns of biasedor irrationalthinking that canlead to negativeemotions andbehaviours.CognitiveDistortions"My friends saidthey enjoyedspending timewith me, butthey're justbeing polite."Disqualifyingthe Positive"If I'm nothappy all thetime, then Imust bedepressed."All-or-NothingThinking"I didn't meetmy goal atthe gym; I'mlazy andunmotivated."Labelling"My lastrelationshipended badly, soI'll never findlove again.Overgeneralization"I made amistake at work;I'm going to getfired, and thenI'll never findanother job."Catastrophizing"I received positivefeedback on mypresentation, but Imade onemistake, so it wasa completedisaster." MentalFilter"My coworkerdidn't respondto my email;they must beignoring me onpurpose."MindReadingDeeply ingrainedbeliefs aboutoneself, others,and the world thatinfluence one'sperceptions andbehaviours.Corebeliefs"My partner isin a bad mood;it must bebecause I didsomethingwrong."Personalization Free!"I caught mypartner smilingat their phone,so they must becheating onme."Jumping toConclusions"I shouldalways beable to handleeverything onmy own." Should/Must/Ought"I'm not goingto botherstudying forthe test; I'llfail anyway." FortuneTelling"I feel afraid offlying, so itmust be unsafeto travel byplane.EmotionalReasoningSpontaneous andrapid thoughts thatoften occur inresponse tosituations, influencingemotions andbehaviors.AutomaticThoughtsPatterns of biasedor irrationalthinking that canlead to negativeemotions andbehaviours.CognitiveDistortions"My friends saidthey enjoyedspending timewith me, butthey're justbeing polite."Disqualifyingthe Positive"If I'm nothappy all thetime, then Imust bedepressed."All-or-NothingThinking"I didn't meetmy goal atthe gym; I'mlazy andunmotivated."Labelling"My lastrelationshipended badly, soI'll never findlove again.Overgeneralization"I made amistake at work;I'm going to getfired, and thenI'll never findanother job."Catastrophizing"I received positivefeedback on mypresentation, but Imade onemistake, so it wasa completedisaster." MentalFilter"My coworkerdidn't respondto my email;they must beignoring me onpurpose."MindReadingDeeply ingrainedbeliefs aboutoneself, others,and the world thatinfluence one'sperceptions andbehaviours.Corebeliefs"My partner isin a bad mood;it must bebecause I didsomethingwrong."Personalization Free!

Cognitive Distortion Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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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N N
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I I
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G G
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G G
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B B
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B B
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N N
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N N
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G G
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B B
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I I
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G G
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N N
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I I
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B
  1. I-Jumping to Conclusions
    I-"I caught my partner smiling at their phone, so they must be cheating on me."
  2. N-Should/Must/Ought
    N-"I should always be able to handle everything on my own."
  3. I-Fortune Telling
    I-"I'm not going to bother studying for the test; I'll fail anyway."
  4. G-Emotional Reasoning
    G-"I feel afraid of flying, so it must be unsafe to travel by plane.
  5. G-Automatic Thoughts
    G-Spontaneous and rapid thoughts that often occur in response to situations, influencing emotions and behaviors.
  6. B-Cognitive Distortions
    B-Patterns of biased or irrational thinking that can lead to negative emotions and behaviours.
  7. B-Disqualifying the Positive
    B-"My friends said they enjoyed spending time with me, but they're just being polite."
  8. N-All-or-Nothing Thinking
    N-"If I'm not happy all the time, then I must be depressed."
  9. N-Labelling
    N-"I didn't meet my goal at the gym; I'm lazy and unmotivated."
  10. G-Overgeneralization
    G-"My last relationship ended badly, so I'll never find love again.
  11. B-Catastrophizing
    B-"I made a mistake at work; I'm going to get fired, and then I'll never find another job."
  12. I-Mental Filter
    I-"I received positive feedback on my presentation, but I made one mistake, so it was a complete disaster."
  13. G-Mind Reading
    G-"My coworker didn't respond to my email; they must be ignoring me on purpose."
  14. N-Core beliefs
    N-Deeply ingrained beliefs about oneself, others, and the world that influence one's perceptions and behaviours.
  15. I-Personalization
    I-"My partner is in a bad mood; it must be because I did something wrong."
  16. B-Free!