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

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