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

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