“Should”StatementsFeelingsas Facts“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”NegativeLabelingSettingthe BarToo High.“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”MindReading.FeelingsasFacts.“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”BlowingThingsUp.“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”FortuneTelling.You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.Free!IgnoringtheGood.• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”Self-blaming“Should”StatementsFeelingsas Facts“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”NegativeLabelingSettingthe BarToo High.“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”MindReading.FeelingsasFacts.“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”BlowingThingsUp.“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”FortuneTelling.You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.Free!IgnoringtheGood.• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”Self-blaming

thinking errors - 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. “Should” Statements
  2. Feelings as Facts
  3. “I’m not allowed to see my friends on Friday. My life is horrible!”
  4. “People are looking at me. They probably think my shirt is ugly.”
  5. “Alicia is sad today. I probably did something to upset her.”
  6. Negative Labeling
  7. Setting the Bar Too High.
  8. “If I don’t get an A on every test, I’m not smart.”
  9. Mind Reading.
  10. Feelings as Facts.
  11. “People should always be nice to me.”
  12. Blowing Things Up.
  13. “I’m a loser so my artwork stinks.”
  14. Fortune Telling.
  15. You get one answer wrong on a long test, and all you can think about is the mistake.
  16. Free!
  17. Ignoring the Good.
  18. • “I know if I ask her to the dance she’s going to say no.”
  19. Self-blaming