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

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