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

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