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

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