You’d rather dothings yourselfthan havesomeone elsedo them“wrong.”You redo,check, andtry to makethingsperfect.You don’t liketo share yourweaknesses orvulnerabilitieswith others.You procrastinateor don’t startthings, becauseyou don’t thinkyou can do themperfectly.You dwell onyour mistakesandimperfections.You worry alot aboutwhat peoplethink of you.You’regoaldriven.You wantto feel incontrol atall times.You haveinsomniaor troublesleeping.You believethat a singlefailure orflaw definesyou.You havestress-relatedhealthproblems suchas headaches,gastrointestinalYou setexceptionallyhighstandards foryourself.A change ofplans canbe upsettingto you.You havea hardtimerelaxing.You craveorganization,lists, planners,charts, anddata.You needto win atall costs.You’resensitive tocriticism andtry to avoidit.You try toavoid makingmistakes,and you seethem as bad.People havejudged youharshly inthe past.Even when yousucceed, youfeel like it’s notenough or thatyou could havedone better.Youruminate oroverthinkthings.You’re afraidofdisappointingpeople.You think that ifyou were reallysmart ortalented, youwouldn’t have towork so hard.You’realwaysbusy.You tryto avoidconflicts.You’rehighlyself-critical.Despite manysigns ofsuccess, youdon’t actuallyfeel successful.You’re aworkaholic,putting in longhours andmissing out onleisure activitiesbecauseyou haveto work.You feelangry orresentful.You rarelytake asick day.You’reconcernedabout errorsor mistakes.You’redetailoriented.You feelothers haveunrealisticexpectationsof you.You’reafraidto fail.You havedifficultybeingspontaneous.You tend tofeel tense,stressed,or anxious.Youdemand alot ofothers.You never feelsatisfied;there’s alwaysmore to do oraccomplish.You don’t like totry new things,especially whenthere’s achance ofYouplay itsafe.embarrassment,incompetence,or not being asgood aseveryone else.You’re frequentlydisappointedwhen people failto meet yourexpectations.Yourexpectations areoften unrealistic,leading todisappointmentor frustration.You base yourworth as a personon youraccomplishments.You’recritical ofothers.You have highstandards forothers and findthey often don’tlive up to them.problems,or highbloodpressure.You havetrouble beinghappy forothers’success.You feeldefectiveor flawed.You’d rather dothings yourselfthan havesomeone elsedo them“wrong.”You redo,check, andtry to makethingsperfect.You don’t liketo share yourweaknesses orvulnerabilitieswith others.You procrastinateor don’t startthings, becauseyou don’t thinkyou can do themperfectly.You dwell onyour mistakesandimperfections.You worry alot aboutwhat peoplethink of you.You’regoaldriven.You wantto feel incontrol atall times.You haveinsomniaor troublesleeping.You believethat a singlefailure orflaw definesyou.You havestress-relatedhealthproblems suchas headaches,gastrointestinalYou setexceptionallyhighstandards foryourself.A change ofplans canbe upsettingto you.You havea hardtimerelaxing.You craveorganization,lists, planners,charts, anddata.You needto win atall costs.You’resensitive tocriticism andtry to avoidit.You try toavoid makingmistakes,and you seethem as bad.People havejudged youharshly inthe past.Even when yousucceed, youfeel like it’s notenough or thatyou could havedone better.Youruminate oroverthinkthings.You’re afraidofdisappointingpeople.You think that ifyou were reallysmart ortalented, youwouldn’t have towork so hard.You’realwaysbusy.You tryto avoidconflicts.You’rehighlyself-critical.Despite manysigns ofsuccess, youdon’t actuallyfeel successful.You’re aworkaholic,putting in longhours andmissing out onleisure activitiesbecauseyou haveto work.You feelangry orresentful.You rarelytake asick day.You’reconcernedabout errorsor mistakes.You’redetailoriented.You feelothers haveunrealisticexpectationsof you.You’reafraidto fail.You havedifficultybeingspontaneous.You tend tofeel tense,stressed,or anxious.Youdemand alot ofothers.You never feelsatisfied;there’s alwaysmore to do oraccomplish.You don’t like totry new things,especially whenthere’s achance ofYouplay itsafe.embarrassment,incompetence,or not being asgood aseveryone else.You’re frequentlydisappointedwhen people failto meet yourexpectations.Yourexpectations areoften unrealistic,leading todisappointmentor frustration.You base yourworth as a personon youraccomplishments.You’recritical ofothers.You have highstandards forothers and findthey often don’tlive up to them.problems,or highbloodpressure.You havetrouble beinghappy forothers’success.You 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’d rather do things yourself than have someone else do them “wrong.”
  2. You redo, check, and try to make things perfect.
  3. You don’t like to share your weaknesses or vulnerabilities with others.
  4. You procrastinate or don’t start things, because you don’t think you can do them perfectly.
  5. You dwell on your mistakes and imperfections.
  6. You worry a lot about what people think of you.
  7. You’re goal driven.
  8. You want to feel in control at all times.
  9. You have insomnia or trouble sleeping.
  10. You believe that a single failure or flaw defines you.
  11. You have stress-related health problems such as headaches, gastrointestinal
  12. You set exceptionally high standards for yourself.
  13. A change of plans can be upsetting to you.
  14. You have a hard time relaxing.
  15. You crave organization, lists, planners, charts, and data.
  16. You need to win at all costs.
  17. You’re sensitive to criticism and try to avoid it.
  18. You try to avoid making mistakes, and you see them as bad.
  19. People have judged you harshly in the past.
  20. Even when you succeed, you feel like it’s not enough or that you could have done better.
  21. You ruminate or overthink things.
  22. You’re afraid of disappointing people.
  23. You think that if you were really smart or talented, you wouldn’t have to work so hard.
  24. You’re always busy.
  25. You try to avoid conflicts.
  26. You’re highly self-critical.
  27. Despite many signs of success, you don’t actually feel successful.
  28. You’re a workaholic, putting in long hours and missing out on leisure activities
  29. because you have to work.
  30. You feel angry or resentful.
  31. You rarely take a sick day.
  32. You’re concerned about errors or mistakes.
  33. You’re detail oriented.
  34. You feel others have unrealistic expectations of you.
  35. You’re afraid to fail.
  36. You have difficulty being spontaneous.
  37. You tend to feel tense, stressed, or anxious.
  38. You demand a lot of others.
  39. You never feel satisfied; there’s always more to do or accomplish.
  40. You don’t like to try new things, especially when there’s a chance of
  41. You play it safe.
  42. embarrassment, incompetence, or not being as good as everyone else.
  43. You’re frequently disappointed when people fail to meet your expectations.
  44. Your expectations are often unrealistic, leading to disappointment or frustration.
  45. You base your worth as a person on your accomplishments.
  46. You’re critical of others.
  47. You have high standards for others and find they often don’t live up to them.
  48. problems, or high blood pressure.
  49. You have trouble being happy for others’ success.
  50. You feel defective or flawed.