Nothinggood everhappensto me.Copingskills do notwork, whybother?I willnever getthe houseclean!I cannotsleep, Ishould juststop trying.It takes melonger toprocess, Imust beslow.I am beingignored, so Ishould stopreaching out.My shoes donot matchany of myoutfits.I can'tdo it!I shouldn'treach out tofriends in casethey don't wantto hang out withme.No onecareswhat Ithink.My friendsare alwaysmad atme.People willneverunderstandme!My boyfrienddid not returnmy text, I knowhe is going tobreak up withme.Everyonethinks Iam aloser!Myparentsdo notlove me.I am unableto be lovedwith mymentalillness.I shouldbesmarter atmy age.My eatingdisorder iscontrollingmy life andwill forever.I hit a homerun, but itdoesn't countbecause Ijust got lucky.I have nofriendsand neverwill.My parentsare alwaysmad atme!I won't getthe job Iwant, so whyeven applyfor it?My parentsare getting adivorce, andit is my fault.My siblingshave short textresponses.They think Iam annoying!Myrelationshipwith my momwill never getbetter.My brotherwill neverreally loveme the way Ilove him.My parentsnever let medo anything,so I won'tbother asking.I failed mymath test; Ijust know Iwill nevergraduate.I am so bad atEVERYTHING!Nothinggood everhappensto me.Copingskills do notwork, whybother?I willnever getthe houseclean!I cannotsleep, Ishould juststop trying.It takes melonger toprocess, Imust beslow.I am beingignored, so Ishould stopreaching out.My shoes donot matchany of myoutfits.I can'tdo it!I shouldn'treach out tofriends in casethey don't wantto hang out withme.No onecareswhat Ithink.My friendsare alwaysmad atme.People willneverunderstandme!My boyfrienddid not returnmy text, I knowhe is going tobreak up withme.Everyonethinks Iam aloser!Myparentsdo notlove me.I am unableto be lovedwith mymentalillness.I shouldbesmarter atmy age.My eatingdisorder iscontrollingmy life andwill forever.I hit a homerun, but itdoesn't countbecause Ijust got lucky.I have nofriendsand neverwill.My parentsare alwaysmad atme!I won't getthe job Iwant, so whyeven applyfor it?My parentsare getting adivorce, andit is my fault.My siblingshave short textresponses.They think Iam annoying!Myrelationshipwith my momwill never getbetter.My brotherwill neverreally loveme the way Ilove him.My parentsnever let medo anything,so I won'tbother asking.I failed mymath test; Ijust know Iwill nevergraduate.I am so bad atEVERYTHING!

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 good ever happens to me.
  2. Coping skills do not work, why bother?
  3. I will never get the house clean!
  4. I cannot sleep, I should just stop trying.
  5. It takes me longer to process, I must be slow.
  6. I am being ignored, so I should stop reaching out.
  7. My shoes do not match any of my outfits.
  8. I can't do it!
  9. I shouldn't reach out to friends in case they don't want to hang out with me.
  10. No one cares what I think.
  11. My friends are always mad at me.
  12. People will never understand me!
  13. My boyfriend did not return my text, I know he is going to break up with me.
  14. Everyone thinks I am a loser!
  15. My parents do not love me.
  16. I am unable to be loved with my mental illness.
  17. I should be smarter at my age.
  18. My eating disorder is controlling my life and will forever.
  19. I hit a home run, but it doesn't count because I just got lucky.
  20. I have no friends and never will.
  21. My parents are always mad at me!
  22. I won't get the job I want, so why even apply for it?
  23. My parents are getting a divorce, and it is my fault.
  24. My siblings have short text responses. They think I am annoying!
  25. My relationship with my mom will never get better.
  26. My brother will never really love me the way I love him.
  27. My parents never let me do anything, so I won't bother asking.
  28. I failed my math test; I just know I will never graduate.
  29. I am so bad at EVERYTHING!