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

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