Blaming"I feel like abad person,so I am abad person."CoreBeliefsStatingtheFactsAll-or-NothingThinking"This is toohard. I'llnever beable to do it."OvergeneralizationPersonalization"I passedthe test,but I wasjust lucky."Free!AcceptanceFallacyofFairnessCBTSelectiveAttentionEmotionalReasoning"Theyghosted me.I'm nevergoing to findsomeone."MentalHealthOversimplificationSuperstitiousThinkingGlobalLabeling"I'mlazy."ComparativeThinking"I shouldn'tbe soupsetabout this."TerminalUniquenessMinimization"It was great tosee old friends atthe party, butSara didn't say"hi" to me. I wishI'd stayed home."ShouldStatementsCatastrophizing"What if Iget into acaraccident?"Jumping toConclusions"My bossasked for ameeting. I'mprobably goingto get fired."MakingFeelingsFacts"Our teamlostbecauseof me."Rules andAssumptionsCognitiveRestructuringBlaming"I feel like abad person,so I am abad person."CoreBeliefsStatingtheFactsAll-or-NothingThinking"This is toohard. I'llnever beable to do it."OvergeneralizationPersonalization"I passedthe test,but I wasjust lucky."Free!AcceptanceFallacyofFairnessCBTSelectiveAttentionEmotionalReasoning"Theyghosted me.I'm nevergoing to findsomeone."MentalHealthOversimplificationSuperstitiousThinkingGlobalLabeling"I'mlazy."ComparativeThinking"I shouldn'tbe soupsetabout this."TerminalUniquenessMinimization"It was great tosee old friends atthe party, butSara didn't say"hi" to me. I wishI'd stayed home."ShouldStatementsCatastrophizing"What if Iget into acaraccident?"Jumping toConclusions"My bossasked for ameeting. I'mprobably goingto get fired."MakingFeelingsFacts"Our teamlostbecauseof me."Rules andAssumptionsCognitiveRestructuring

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 feel like a bad person, so I am a bad person."
    Blaming
  2. Core Beliefs
  3. Stating the Facts
  4. "This is too hard. I'll never be able to do it."
    All-or-Nothing Thinking
  5. Overgeneralization
  6. "I passed the test, but I was just lucky."
    Personalization
  7. Free!
  8. Acceptance
  9. Fallacy of Fairness
  10. CBT
  11. Selective Attention
  12. "They ghosted me. I'm never going to find someone."
    Emotional Reasoning
  13. Mental Health
  14. Oversimplification
  15. Superstitious Thinking
  16. "I'm lazy."
    Global Labeling
  17. "I shouldn't be so upset about this."
    Comparative Thinking
  18. Terminal Uniqueness
  19. "It was great to see old friends at the party, but Sara didn't say "hi" to me. I wish I'd stayed home."
    Minimization
  20. Should Statements
  21. "What if I get into a car accident?"
    Catastrophizing
  22. "My boss asked for a meeting. I'm probably going to get fired."
    Jumping to Conclusions
  23. "Our team lost because of me."
    Making Feelings Facts
  24. Rules and Assumptions
  25. Cognitive Restructuring