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

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