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

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