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

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