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

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