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