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

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