I am notgoing tomake anyfriends nextyearSarah's frienddoesn't respondto her text, andSarah thinks,"She must bemad at me."Feeling anxious abouta presentation, Benthinks, "I'm nervous, soI must be bad at publicspeaking," and ignoreshis previous successfulpresentations.Lucas'sparents argue,and he thinks,"It's becauseof me."NobodyLikesmeFeeling nervousabout a test,Jake thinks, "I'mscared, so Imust beunprepared."Sarah's frienddoesn't invite herto a party, andSarah thinks, "Shemust not like meanymore."Tom thinks,"Everyone islaughing at me,"and ignores thepositive feedbackhe received.After a minordisagreement witha friend, Lilythinks, "Ourfriendship is over,"because she feelsupset.Before a schoolplay, Lily thinks,"I'll forget mylines andembarrassmyself."Liam forgets tostudy for a testand thinks, "I'mgoing to fail anddisappointeveryone."I'm anidiotAfter receiving acompliment on hersinging, Emmathinks, "It was just alucky performance;I'm not really thatgood."Alex seesclassmateswhispering andassumes,"They're talkingabout me."After beingscolded for aminor mistake,Mia thinks, "I'malways messingup; I'm a failure."Daniel sees histeacher frownand believes,"She thinks I'mnot payingattention."Tom callshimself "aloser" after notmaking thebasketballteam.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.Lily thinks, "Ifmy friend isupset, it mustbe because ofsomething Idid."After losing asoccer game,Mia believes,"I'm alwaysbad at sports." Liam spillsjuice on hishomework andthinks, "Now I'llfail the class!"After winning aschool art contest,Emma thinks, "Itwas just a smallcompetition; itdoesn't meanmuch."During a groupproject, Benthinks, "Theythink my ideasare stupid."When a groupproject doesn'tgo well, Avabelieves, "It'sall my fault."Lily sees herfriend talking tosomeone elseand thinks, "Shedoesn't like meanymore."Alex hears arumor about aschool lockdownand thinks,"Somethingterrible is going tohappen.After receivingpraise for a goodgrade, Emmafocuses on theone mistake shemade.After missing asingle questionon a quiz,Noah thinks, "Ifailed." I am notgoing tomake anyfriends nextyearSarah's frienddoesn't respondto her text, andSarah thinks,"She must bemad at me."Feeling anxious abouta presentation, Benthinks, "I'm nervous, soI must be bad at publicspeaking," and ignoreshis previous successfulpresentations.Lucas'sparents argue,and he thinks,"It's becauseof me."NobodyLikesmeFeeling nervousabout a test,Jake thinks, "I'mscared, so Imust beunprepared."Sarah's frienddoesn't invite herto a party, andSarah thinks, "Shemust not like meanymore."Tom thinks,"Everyone islaughing at me,"and ignores thepositive feedbackhe received.After a minordisagreement witha friend, Lilythinks, "Ourfriendship is over,"because she feelsupset.Before a schoolplay, Lily thinks,"I'll forget mylines andembarrassmyself."Liam forgets tostudy for a testand thinks, "I'mgoing to fail anddisappointeveryone."I'm anidiotAfter receiving acompliment on hersinging, Emmathinks, "It was just alucky performance;I'm not really thatgood."Alex seesclassmateswhispering andassumes,"They're talkingabout me."After beingscolded for aminor mistake,Mia thinks, "I'malways messingup; I'm a failure."Daniel sees histeacher frownand believes,"She thinks I'mnot payingattention."Tom callshimself "aloser" after notmaking thebasketballteam.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.Lily thinks, "Ifmy friend isupset, it mustbe because ofsomething Idid."After losing asoccer game,Mia believes,"I'm alwaysbad at sports." Liam spillsjuice on hishomework andthinks, "Now I'llfail the class!"After winning aschool art contest,Emma thinks, "Itwas just a smallcompetition; itdoesn't meanmuch."During a groupproject, Benthinks, "Theythink my ideasare stupid."When a groupproject doesn'tgo well, Avabelieves, "It'sall my fault."Lily sees herfriend talking tosomeone elseand thinks, "Shedoesn't like meanymore."Alex hears arumor about aschool lockdownand thinks,"Somethingterrible is going tohappen.After receivingpraise for a goodgrade, Emmafocuses on theone mistake shemade.After missing asingle questionon a quiz,Noah thinks, "Ifailed." 

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