You get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake."My spouse isupset today; Iprobably didsomething toupset her."IgnoringtheGood“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”BlowingThingsUp.Making aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmallSettingthe BarToo HighMindReading"My new shoeshave a little dirton them, theyare ruined andcan't be wornanymore."MindReading.“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”Self-blaming“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”"I scored mylowest testscore today;I am afailure."Settingthe BarToo High.FeelingsasFacts.“Should”StatementsMindReadingThese errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors.IgnoringtheGood.“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”You failed onetest, and all youcan think aboutis how you're afailure.Feelingsas Facts"They keeplaughing andlooking over atme, I know theythink I'm ugly."NegativeLabelingFree!"I was told Icannot have icecream at 9 in themorning, my lifeis the absoluteworse!"FortuneTelling.NegativeLabelingYou get oneanswer wrongon a long test,and all you canthink about isthe mistake."My spouse isupset today; Iprobably didsomething toupset her."IgnoringtheGood“I’m a loserso myartworkstinks.”“I’m notallowed to seemy friends onFriday. My lifeis horrible!”BlowingThingsUp.Making aREALLY BIGdeal out ofsomethingsmallSettingthe BarToo HighMindReading"My new shoeshave a little dirton them, theyare ruined andcan't be wornanymore."MindReading.“If I don’t getan A onevery test,I’m notsmart.”• “I know if Iask her tothe danceshe’s goingto say no.”Self-blaming“Peopleshouldalways benice to me.”“People arelooking at me.They probablythink my shirtis ugly.”"I scored mylowest testscore today;I am afailure."Settingthe BarToo High.FeelingsasFacts.“Should”StatementsMindReadingThese errors occurwhen our brainsinterpret situationsthrough overlynegative emotionsand unhelpfulbehaviors.IgnoringtheGood.“Alicia is sadtoday. Iprobably didsomething toupset her.”You failed onetest, and all youcan think aboutis how you're afailure.Feelingsas Facts"They keeplaughing andlooking over atme, I know theythink I'm ugly."NegativeLabelingFree!"I was told Icannot have icecream at 9 in themorning, my lifeis the absoluteworse!"FortuneTelling.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. You get one answer wrong on a long test, and all you can think about is the mistake.
  2. "My spouse is upset today; I probably did something to upset her."
  3. Ignoring the Good
  4. “I’m a loser so my artwork stinks.”
  5. “I’m not allowed to see my friends on Friday. My life is horrible!”
  6. Blowing Things Up.
  7. Making a REALLY BIG deal out of something small
  8. Setting the Bar Too High
  9. Mind Reading
  10. "My new shoes have a little dirt on them, they are ruined and can't be worn anymore."
  11. Mind Reading.
  12. “If I don’t get an A on every test, I’m not smart.”
  13. • “I know if I ask her to the dance she’s going to say no.”
  14. Self-blaming
  15. “People should always be nice to me.”
  16. “People are looking at me. They probably think my shirt is ugly.”
  17. "I scored my lowest test score today; I am a failure."
  18. Setting the Bar Too High.
  19. Feelings as Facts.
  20. “Should” Statements
  21. Mind Reading
  22. These errors occur when our brains interpret situations through overly negative emotions and unhelpful behaviors.
  23. Ignoring the Good.
  24. “Alicia is sad today. I probably did something to upset her.”
  25. You failed one test, and all you can think about is how you're a failure.
  26. Feelings as Facts
  27. "They keep laughing and looking over at me, I know they think I'm ugly."
  28. Negative Labeling
  29. Free!
  30. "I was told I cannot have ice cream at 9 in the morning, my life is the absolute worse!"
  31. Fortune Telling.
  32. Negative Labeling