You havea hardtimerelaxing.Youruminate oroverthinkthings.You’re aworkaholic, puttingin long hours andmissing out onleisure activitiesbecause you haveto work.Youdemand alot ofothers.You’resensitive tocriticism andtry to avoidit.You needto win atall costs.You’realwaysbusy.You seemediocrityasinferiority.You’reafraidto fail.Despite manysigns ofsuccess, youdon’t actuallyfeel successful.You feelothers haveunrealisticexpectationsof you.You tend tofeel tense,stressed,or anxious.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 don’t liketo share yourweaknesses orvulnerabilitieswith others.You tryto avoidconflicts.You worry alot aboutwhat peoplethink of you.You’reconcernedabout errorsor mistakes.You don’t like to trynew things,especially whenthere’s a chance ofembarrassment,incompetence, or notbeing as good aseveryone else.Yourexpectations areoften unrealistic,leading todisappointmentor frustration.You base yourworth as a personon youraccomplishments.You have highstandards forothers and findthey often don’tlive up to them.Youplay itsafe.You’recritical ofothers.You’rehighlyself-critical.You think that ifyou were reallysmart ortalented, youwouldn’t have towork so hard.People havejudged youharshly inthe past.You have stress-related healthproblems such asheadaches,gastrointestinalproblems, or highblood pressure.You try toavoid makingmistakes,and you seethem as bad.You’re frequentlydisappointedwhen people failto meet yourexpectations.You’redetailoriented.You setexceptionallyhighstandards foryourself.You wantto feel incontrol atall times.You feeldefectiveor flawed.You never feelsatisfied;there’s alwaysmore to do oraccomplish.You feelangry orresentful.You craveorganization,lists, planners,charts, anddata.You believethat a singlefailure orflaw definesyou.A change ofplans canbe upsettingto you.You havedifficultybeingspontaneous.You havetrouble beinghappy forothers’success.Sometimes ittakes you a longtime to finishthings, becauseyou redo, check,and try to makethem perfect.You’d rather dothings yourselfthan havesomeone elsedo them“wrong.”You dwell onyour mistakesandimperfections.You haveinsomniaor troublesleeping.You rarelytake asick day.You’regoaldriven.You’re afraidofdisappointingpeople.You havea hardtimerelaxing.Youruminate oroverthinkthings.You’re aworkaholic, puttingin long hours andmissing out onleisure activitiesbecause you haveto work.Youdemand alot ofothers.You’resensitive tocriticism andtry to avoidit.You needto win atall costs.You’realwaysbusy.You seemediocrityasinferiority.You’reafraidto fail.Despite manysigns ofsuccess, youdon’t actuallyfeel successful.You feelothers haveunrealisticexpectationsof you.You tend tofeel tense,stressed,or anxious.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 don’t liketo share yourweaknesses orvulnerabilitieswith others.You tryto avoidconflicts.You worry alot aboutwhat peoplethink of you.You’reconcernedabout errorsor mistakes.You don’t like to trynew things,especially whenthere’s a chance ofembarrassment,incompetence, or notbeing as good aseveryone else.Yourexpectations areoften unrealistic,leading todisappointmentor frustration.You base yourworth as a personon youraccomplishments.You have highstandards forothers and findthey often don’tlive up to them.Youplay itsafe.You’recritical ofothers.You’rehighlyself-critical.You think that ifyou were reallysmart ortalented, youwouldn’t have towork so hard.People havejudged youharshly inthe past.You have stress-related healthproblems such asheadaches,gastrointestinalproblems, or highblood pressure.You try toavoid makingmistakes,and you seethem as bad.You’re frequentlydisappointedwhen people failto meet yourexpectations.You’redetailoriented.You setexceptionallyhighstandards foryourself.You wantto feel incontrol atall times.You feeldefectiveor flawed.You never feelsatisfied;there’s alwaysmore to do oraccomplish.You feelangry orresentful.You craveorganization,lists, planners,charts, anddata.You believethat a singlefailure orflaw definesyou.A change ofplans canbe upsettingto you.You havedifficultybeingspontaneous.You havetrouble beinghappy forothers’success.Sometimes ittakes you a longtime to finishthings, becauseyou redo, check,and try to makethem perfect.You’d rather dothings yourselfthan havesomeone elsedo them“wrong.”You dwell onyour mistakesandimperfections.You haveinsomniaor troublesleeping.You rarelytake asick day.You’regoaldriven.You’re afraidofdisappointingpeople.

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