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

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