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