“Should”Statements“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”Settingthe BarToo HighSelf-blaming“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.You failed onetest, and all youcan think aboutis how you're afailure.MindReading.IgnoringtheGood.FortuneTelling.NegativeLabeling“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”BlowingThingsUp.IgnoringtheGoodMindReadingSettingthe BarToo High."My new shoeshave a little dirton them, theyare ruined andcan't be wornanymore."Making aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmall“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”"I was told Icannot have icecream at 9 in themorning, my lifeis the absoluteworse!""My spouse isupset today; Iprobably didsomething toupset her."NegativeLabelingFree!"They keeplaughing andlooking over atme, I know theythink I'm ugly."• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”These errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors."I scored mylowest testscore today;I am afailure."FeelingsasFacts.MindReadingFeelingsas Facts“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”“Should”Statements“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”Settingthe BarToo HighSelf-blaming“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake.You failed onetest, and all youcan think aboutis how you're afailure.MindReading.IgnoringtheGood.FortuneTelling.NegativeLabeling“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”BlowingThingsUp.IgnoringtheGoodMindReadingSettingthe BarToo High."My new shoeshave a little dirton them, theyare ruined andcan't be wornanymore."Making aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmall“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”"I was told Icannot have icecream at 9 in themorning, my lifeis the absoluteworse!""My spouse isupset today; Iprobably didsomething toupset her."NegativeLabelingFree!"They keeplaughing andlooking over atme, I know theythink I'm ugly."• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”These errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors."I scored mylowest testscore today;I am afailure."FeelingsasFacts.MindReadingFeelingsas Facts“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”

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. “People are looking at me. They probably think my shirt is ugly.”
  3. Setting the Bar Too High
  4. Self-blaming
  5. “I’m a loser so my artwork stinks.”
  6. You get one answer wrong on a long test, and all you can think about is the mistake.
  7. You failed one test, and all you can think about is how you're a failure.
  8. Mind Reading.
  9. Ignoring the Good.
  10. Fortune Telling.
  11. Negative Labeling
  12. “Alicia is sad today. I probably did something to upset her.”
  13. “People should always be nice to me.”
  14. Blowing Things Up.
  15. Ignoring the Good
  16. Mind Reading
  17. Setting the Bar Too High.
  18. "My new shoes have a little dirt on them, they are ruined and can't be worn anymore."
  19. Making a REALLY BIG deal out of something small
  20. “If I don’t get an A on every test, I’m not smart.”
  21. "I was told I cannot have ice cream at 9 in the morning, my life is the absolute worse!"
  22. "My spouse is upset today; I probably did something to upset her."
  23. Negative Labeling
  24. Free!
  25. "They keep laughing and looking over at me, I know they think I'm ugly."
  26. • “I know if I ask her to the dance she’s going to say no.”
  27. These errors occur when our brains interpret situations through overly negative emotions and unhelpful behaviors.
  28. "I scored my lowest test score today; I am a failure."
  29. Feelings as Facts.
  30. Mind Reading
  31. Feelings as Facts
  32. “I’m not allowed to see my friends on Friday. My life is horrible!”