After receivingpraise for a goodgrade, Emmafocuses on theone mistake shemade.Feeling anxious abouta presentation, Benthinks, "I'm nervous, soI must be bad at publicspeaking," and ignoreshis previous successfulpresentations.After receiving acompliment on hersinging, Emmathinks, "It was just alucky performance;I'm not really thatgood."Daniel sees histeacher frownand believes,"She thinks I'mnot payingattention."Before a schoolplay, Lily thinks,"I'll forget mylines andembarrassmyself."After beingscolded for aminor mistake,Mia thinks, "I'malways messingup; I'm a failure."Lucas'sparents argue,and he thinks,"It's becauseof me."Alex seesclassmateswhispering andassumes,"They're talkingabout me."After winning aschool art contest,Emma thinks, "Itwas just a smallcompetition; itdoesn't meanmuch."After losing asoccer game,Mia believes,"I'm alwaysbad at sports." Sarah's frienddoesn't invite herto a party, andSarah thinks, "Shemust not like meanymore."I'm anidiotFeeling nervousabout a test,Jake thinks, "I'mscared, so Imust beunprepared."Tom callshimself "aloser" after notmaking thebasketballteam.Sarah's frienddoesn't respondto her text, andSarah thinks,"She must bemad at me."Tom thinks,"Everyone islaughing at me,"and ignores thepositive feedbackhe received.I am notgoing tomake anyfriends nextyearDuring a groupproject, Benthinks, "Theythink my ideasare stupid."Lily sees herfriend talking tosomeone elseand thinks, "Shedoesn't like meanymore."Liam spillsjuice on hishomework andthinks, "Now I'llfail the class!"Alex hears arumor about aschool lockdownand thinks,"Somethingterrible is going tohappen.After missing asingle questionon a quiz,Noah thinks, "Ifailed." When a groupproject doesn'tgo well, Avabelieves, "It'sall my fault."Liam's teachergives him a mildcorrection, and hethinks, "I'm goingto fail this class,and it's all myfault."Sarah thinks, "Iknow myclassmates arejudging me, andthey'll never wantto be my friend.NobodyLikesmeLiam forgets tostudy for a testand thinks, "I'mgoing to fail anddisappointeveryone."After a minordisagreement witha friend, Lilythinks, "Ourfriendship is over,"because she feelsupset.Lily thinks, "Ifmy friend isupset, it mustbe because ofsomething Idid."After receivingpraise for a goodgrade, Emmafocuses on theone mistake shemade.Feeling anxious abouta presentation, Benthinks, "I'm nervous, soI must be bad at publicspeaking," and ignoreshis previous successfulpresentations.After receiving acompliment on hersinging, Emmathinks, "It was just alucky performance;I'm not really thatgood."Daniel sees histeacher frownand believes,"She thinks I'mnot payingattention."Before a schoolplay, Lily thinks,"I'll forget mylines andembarrassmyself."After beingscolded for aminor mistake,Mia thinks, "I'malways messingup; I'm a failure."Lucas'sparents argue,and he thinks,"It's becauseof me."Alex seesclassmateswhispering andassumes,"They're talkingabout me."After winning aschool art contest,Emma thinks, "Itwas just a smallcompetition; itdoesn't meanmuch."After losing asoccer game,Mia believes,"I'm alwaysbad at sports." Sarah's frienddoesn't invite herto a party, andSarah thinks, "Shemust not like meanymore."I'm anidiotFeeling nervousabout a test,Jake thinks, "I'mscared, so Imust beunprepared."Tom callshimself "aloser" after notmaking thebasketballteam.Sarah's frienddoesn't respondto her text, andSarah thinks,"She must bemad at me."Tom thinks,"Everyone islaughing at me,"and ignores thepositive feedbackhe received.I am notgoing tomake anyfriends nextyearDuring a groupproject, Benthinks, "Theythink my ideasare stupid."Lily sees herfriend talking tosomeone elseand thinks, "Shedoesn't like meanymore."Liam spillsjuice on hishomework andthinks, "Now I'llfail the class!"Alex hears arumor about aschool lockdownand thinks,"Somethingterrible is going tohappen.After missing asingle questionon a quiz,Noah thinks, "Ifailed." When a groupproject doesn'tgo well, Avabelieves, "It'sall my fault."Liam's teachergives him a mildcorrection, and hethinks, "I'm goingto fail this class,and it's all myfault."Sarah thinks, "Iknow myclassmates arejudging me, andthey'll never wantto be my friend.NobodyLikesmeLiam forgets tostudy for a testand thinks, "I'mgoing to fail anddisappointeveryone."After a minordisagreement witha friend, Lilythinks, "Ourfriendship is over,"because she feelsupset.Lily thinks, "Ifmy friend isupset, it mustbe because ofsomething Idid."

Cognitive Distortions - 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. After receiving praise for a good grade, Emma focuses on the one mistake she made.
  2. Feeling anxious about a presentation, Ben thinks, "I'm nervous, so I must be bad at public speaking," and ignores his previous successful presentations.
  3. After receiving a compliment on her singing, Emma thinks, "It was just a lucky performance; I'm not really that good."
  4. Daniel sees his teacher frown and believes, "She thinks I'm not paying attention."
  5. Before a school play, Lily thinks, "I'll forget my lines and embarrass myself."
  6. After being scolded for a minor mistake, Mia thinks, "I'm always messing up; I'm a failure."
  7. Lucas's parents argue, and he thinks, "It's because of me."
  8. Alex sees classmates whispering and assumes, "They're talking about me."
  9. After winning a school art contest, Emma thinks, "It was just a small competition; it doesn't mean much."
  10. After losing a soccer game, Mia believes, "I'm always bad at sports."
  11. Sarah's friend doesn't invite her to a party, and Sarah thinks, "She must not like me anymore."
  12. I'm an idiot
  13. Feeling nervous about a test, Jake thinks, "I'm scared, so I must be unprepared."
  14. Tom calls himself "a loser" after not making the basketball team.
  15. Sarah's friend doesn't respond to her text, and Sarah thinks, "She must be mad at me."
  16. Tom thinks, "Everyone is laughing at me," and ignores the positive feedback he received.
  17. I am not going to make any friends next year
  18. During a group project, Ben thinks, "They think my ideas are stupid."
  19. Lily sees her friend talking to someone else and thinks, "She doesn't like me anymore."
  20. Liam spills juice on his homework and thinks, "Now I'll fail the class!"
  21. Alex hears a rumor about a school lockdown and thinks, "Something terrible is going to happen.
  22. After missing a single question on a quiz, Noah thinks, "I failed."
  23. When a group project doesn't go well, Ava believes, "It's all my fault."
  24. Liam's teacher gives him a mild correction, and he thinks, "I'm going to fail this class, and it's all my fault."
  25. Sarah thinks, "I know my classmates are judging me, and they'll never want to be my friend.
  26. Nobody Likes me
  27. Liam forgets to study for a test and thinks, "I'm going to fail and disappoint everyone."
  28. After a minor disagreement with a friend, Lily thinks, "Our friendship is over," because she feels upset.
  29. Lily thinks, "If my friend is upset, it must be because of something I did."