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

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