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

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