“I shouldalwaysbe calm.”“Everythingis fallingapart!”"I shouldalways bestrong andnever showweakness.""Thisrelationshipended, so I’llnever findlove again."“I had onebad day,so I’m afailure.”“They allthink I’mannoying.”“It’s eitherperfect orworthless.”“Theymust bemad atme.”“Everyone’stalkingabout me.”“If I’m notthe best,I’m afailure.”“If I sliponce, I’vefailedcompletely.”“If I don’t dowell,everyone willhate me.”“Theythink I’mweird.”“They’redefinitelyjudgingme.”“If I failone test,I’ll nevergraduate.”“I shouldalways behappy.”“I shouldnevermakemistakes.”“Ishouldn’tneedhelp.”"They didn’tsay hi, sothey must bemad at me."“If I messthis up, I’llruineverything.”"If I don’t getinvited, itmeans no onelikes me and I’llalways bealone."“I shouldbe betterat this.”"If I can’t doit perfectly, Imight as wellnot do it atall."“Onemistake =disaster.”“I shouldalwaysbe calm.”“Everythingis fallingapart!”"I shouldalways bestrong andnever showweakness.""Thisrelationshipended, so I’llnever findlove again."“I had onebad day,so I’m afailure.”“They allthink I’mannoying.”“It’s eitherperfect orworthless.”“Theymust bemad atme.”“Everyone’stalkingabout me.”“If I’m notthe best,I’m afailure.”“If I sliponce, I’vefailedcompletely.”“If I don’t dowell,everyone willhate me.”“Theythink I’mweird.”“They’redefinitelyjudgingme.”“If I failone test,I’ll nevergraduate.”“I shouldalways behappy.”“I shouldnevermakemistakes.”“Ishouldn’tneedhelp.”"They didn’tsay hi, sothey must bemad at me."“If I messthis up, I’llruineverything.”"If I don’t getinvited, itmeans no onelikes me and I’llalways bealone."“I shouldbe betterat this.”"If I can’t doit perfectly, Imight as wellnot do it atall."“Onemistake =disaster.”

Cognitive Distortions Bingo - 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 should always be calm.”
  2. “Everything is falling apart!”
  3. "I should always be strong and never show weakness."
  4. "This relationship ended, so I’ll never find love again."
  5. “I had one bad day, so I’m a failure.”
  6. “They all think I’m annoying.”
  7. “It’s either perfect or worthless.”
  8. “They must be mad at me.”
  9. “Everyone’s talking about me.”
  10. “If I’m not the best, I’m a failure.”
  11. “If I slip once, I’ve failed completely.”
  12. “If I don’t do well, everyone will hate me.”
  13. “They think I’m weird.”
  14. “They’re definitely judging me.”
  15. “If I fail one test, I’ll never graduate.”
  16. “I should always be happy.”
  17. “I should never make mistakes.”
  18. “I shouldn’t need help.”
  19. "They didn’t say hi, so they must be mad at me."
  20. “If I mess this up, I’ll ruin everything.”
  21. "If I don’t get invited, it means no one likes me and I’ll always be alone."
  22. “I should be better at this.”
  23. "If I can’t do it perfectly, I might as well not do it at all."
  24. “One mistake = disaster.”