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

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