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

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