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

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. I am unable to be loved with my mental illness.
  2. I am so bad at EVERYTHING!
  3. I am being ignored, so I should stop reaching out.
  4. Coping skills do not work, why bother?
  5. My friends are always mad at me.
  6. My boyfriend did not return my text, I know he is going to break up with me.
  7. My relationship with my mom will never get better.
  8. I should be smarter at my age.
  9. I won't get the job I want, so why even apply for it?
  10. Nothing good ever happens to me.
  11. I cannot sleep, I should just stop trying.
  12. No one cares what I think.
  13. My parents are always mad at me!
  14. My shoes do not match any of my outfits.
  15. My parents never let me do anything, so I won't bother asking.
  16. My parents are getting a divorce, and it is my fault.
  17. I shouldn't reach out to friends in case they don't want to hang out with me.
  18. My siblings have short text responses. They think I am annoying!
  19. My parents do not love me.
  20. I can't do it!
  21. It takes me longer to process, I must be slow.
  22. I hit a home run, but it doesn't count because I just got lucky.
  23. Everyone thinks I am a loser!
  24. My brother will never really love me the way I love him.
  25. I will never get the house clean!
  26. My eating disorder is controlling my life and will forever.
  27. I have no friends and never will.
  28. I failed my math test; I just know I will never graduate.
  29. People will never understand me!