You rarelytake asick day.becauseyou haveto work.You’re frequentlydisappointedwhen people failto meet yourexpectations.You procrastinateor don’t startthings, becauseyou don’t thinkyou can do themperfectly.You havea hardtimerelaxing.You’rehighlyself-critical.Despite manysigns ofsuccess, youdon’t actuallyfeel successful.You’reconcernedabout errorsor mistakes.You setexceptionallyhighstandards foryourself.You never feelsatisfied;there’s alwaysmore to do oraccomplish.You believethat a singlefailure orflaw definesyou.embarrassment,incompetence,or not being asgood aseveryone else.A change ofplans canbe upsettingto you.You feelangry orresentful.You havedifficultybeingspontaneous.You’realwaysbusy.Youplay itsafe.You redo,check, andtry to makethingsperfect.You dwell onyour mistakesandimperfections.Youruminate oroverthinkthings.You’redetailoriented.Youdemand alot ofothers.You haveinsomniaor troublesleeping.You feelothers haveunrealisticexpectationsof you.You havetrouble beinghappy forothers’success.You’re afraidofdisappointingpeople.problems,or highbloodpressure.You’reafraidto fail.You tryto avoidconflicts.You havestress-relatedhealthproblems suchas headaches,gastrointestinalYou needto win atall costs.You base yourworth as a personon youraccomplishments.You think that ifyou were reallysmart ortalented, youwouldn’t have towork so hard.You’d rather dothings yourselfthan havesomeone elsedo them“wrong.”Yourexpectations areoften unrealistic,leading todisappointmentor frustration.You worry alot aboutwhat peoplethink of you.You have highstandards forothers and findthey often don’tlive up to them.You’regoaldriven.You try toavoid makingmistakes,and you seethem as bad.People havejudged youharshly inthe past.You wantto feel incontrol atall times.You don’t liketo share yourweaknesses orvulnerabilitieswith others.You’resensitive tocriticism andtry to avoidit.You craveorganization,lists, planners,charts, anddata.You don’t like totry new things,especially whenthere’s achance ofYou tend tofeel tense,stressed,or anxious.You’recritical ofothers.Even when yousucceed, youfeel like it’s notenough or thatyou could havedone better.You’re aworkaholic,putting in longhours andmissing out onleisure activitiesYou feeldefectiveor flawed.You rarelytake asick day.becauseyou haveto work.You’re frequentlydisappointedwhen people failto meet yourexpectations.You procrastinateor don’t startthings, becauseyou don’t thinkyou can do themperfectly.You havea hardtimerelaxing.You’rehighlyself-critical.Despite manysigns ofsuccess, youdon’t actuallyfeel successful.You’reconcernedabout errorsor mistakes.You setexceptionallyhighstandards foryourself.You never feelsatisfied;there’s alwaysmore to do oraccomplish.You believethat a singlefailure orflaw definesyou.embarrassment,incompetence,or not being asgood aseveryone else.A change ofplans canbe upsettingto you.You feelangry orresentful.You havedifficultybeingspontaneous.You’realwaysbusy.Youplay itsafe.You redo,check, andtry to makethingsperfect.You dwell onyour mistakesandimperfections.Youruminate oroverthinkthings.You’redetailoriented.Youdemand alot ofothers.You haveinsomniaor troublesleeping.You feelothers haveunrealisticexpectationsof you.You havetrouble beinghappy forothers’success.You’re afraidofdisappointingpeople.problems,or highbloodpressure.You’reafraidto fail.You tryto avoidconflicts.You havestress-relatedhealthproblems suchas headaches,gastrointestinalYou needto win atall costs.You base yourworth as a personon youraccomplishments.You think that ifyou were reallysmart ortalented, youwouldn’t have towork so hard.You’d rather dothings yourselfthan havesomeone elsedo them“wrong.”Yourexpectations areoften unrealistic,leading todisappointmentor frustration.You worry alot aboutwhat peoplethink of you.You have highstandards forothers and findthey often don’tlive up to them.You’regoaldriven.You try toavoid makingmistakes,and you seethem as bad.People havejudged youharshly inthe past.You wantto feel incontrol atall times.You don’t liketo share yourweaknesses orvulnerabilitieswith others.You’resensitive tocriticism andtry to avoidit.You craveorganization,lists, planners,charts, anddata.You don’t like totry new things,especially whenthere’s achance ofYou tend tofeel tense,stressed,or anxious.You’recritical ofothers.Even when yousucceed, youfeel like it’s notenough or thatyou could havedone better.You’re aworkaholic,putting in longhours andmissing out onleisure activitiesYou feeldefectiveor flawed.

Maladaptive Perfeccionism 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. You rarely take a sick day.
  2. because you have to work.
  3. You’re frequently disappointed when people fail to meet your expectations.
  4. You procrastinate or don’t start things, because you don’t think you can do them perfectly.
  5. You have a hard time relaxing.
  6. You’re highly self-critical.
  7. Despite many signs of success, you don’t actually feel successful.
  8. You’re concerned about errors or mistakes.
  9. You set exceptionally high standards for yourself.
  10. You never feel satisfied; there’s always more to do or accomplish.
  11. You believe that a single failure or flaw defines you.
  12. embarrassment, incompetence, or not being as good as everyone else.
  13. A change of plans can be upsetting to you.
  14. You feel angry or resentful.
  15. You have difficulty being spontaneous.
  16. You’re always busy.
  17. You play it safe.
  18. You redo, check, and try to make things perfect.
  19. You dwell on your mistakes and imperfections.
  20. You ruminate or overthink things.
  21. You’re detail oriented.
  22. You demand a lot of others.
  23. You have insomnia or trouble sleeping.
  24. You feel others have unrealistic expectations of you.
  25. You have trouble being happy for others’ success.
  26. You’re afraid of disappointing people.
  27. problems, or high blood pressure.
  28. You’re afraid to fail.
  29. You try to avoid conflicts.
  30. You have stress-related health problems such as headaches, gastrointestinal
  31. You need to win at all costs.
  32. You base your worth as a person on your accomplishments.
  33. You think that if you were really smart or talented, you wouldn’t have to work so hard.
  34. You’d rather do things yourself than have someone else do them “wrong.”
  35. Your expectations are often unrealistic, leading to disappointment or frustration.
  36. You worry a lot about what people think of you.
  37. You have high standards for others and find they often don’t live up to them.
  38. You’re goal driven.
  39. You try to avoid making mistakes, and you see them as bad.
  40. People have judged you harshly in the past.
  41. You want to feel in control at all times.
  42. You don’t like to share your weaknesses or vulnerabilities with others.
  43. You’re sensitive to criticism and try to avoid it.
  44. You crave organization, lists, planners, charts, and data.
  45. You don’t like to try new things, especially when there’s a chance of
  46. You tend to feel tense, stressed, or anxious.
  47. You’re critical of others.
  48. Even when you succeed, you feel like it’s not enough or that you could have done better.
  49. You’re a workaholic, putting in long hours and missing out on leisure activities
  50. You feel defective or flawed.