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

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