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

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