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

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