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

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