Disqualifyingthe positives"I feel like afailure today,so I mustactually be afailure"All-or-nothingthinkingMentalfilteringCatastrophizingMagnificationPersonalization“My roommateseemed upsettoday—it mustbe because Isaid somethingwrong.”overgeneralizationFreeEmotionalReasoning“I know myclassmatesthink I’m notsmart enoughfor thisprogram.”"Should"Statements“I messed uponce duringchores, so I’llprobably messup everything Ido.”Blaming"If I don't getthis job, mywhole career isover and I'llnever besuccessful."Labelling"Sure I helpedmy friend feelbetter today,but that's nota big deal."Jumping toConclusionsFortuneTellingMinimizationmindreading"They said I dida great job ingroup, butthey're probablyjust being nice."Disqualifyingthe positives"I feel like afailure today,so I mustactually be afailure"All-or-nothingthinkingMentalfilteringCatastrophizingMagnificationPersonalization“My roommateseemed upsettoday—it mustbe because Isaid somethingwrong.”overgeneralizationFreeEmotionalReasoning“I know myclassmatesthink I’m notsmart enoughfor thisprogram.”"Should"Statements“I messed uponce duringchores, so I’llprobably messup everything Ido.”Blaming"If I don't getthis job, mywhole career isover and I'llnever besuccessful."Labelling"Sure I helpedmy friend feelbetter today,but that's nota big deal."Jumping toConclusionsFortuneTellingMinimizationmindreading"They said I dida great job ingroup, butthey're probablyjust being nice."

SAGE Cognitive Distortion 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. "I feel like a failure today, so I must actually be a failure"
    Disqualifying the positives
  2. All-or- nothing thinking
  3. Mental filtering
  4. Catastrophizing
  5. Magnification
  6. “My roommate seemed upset today—it must be because I said something wrong.”
    Personalization
  7. overgeneralization
  8. Free
  9. “I know my classmates think I’m not smart enough for this program.”
    Emotional Reasoning
  10. “I messed up once during chores, so I’ll probably mess up everything I do.”
    "Should" Statements
  11. "If I don't get this job, my whole career is over and I'll never be successful."
    Blaming
  12. "Sure I helped my friend feel better today, but that's not a big deal."
    Labelling
  13. Jumping to Conclusions
  14. Fortune Telling
  15. Minimization
  16. "They said I did a great job in group, but they're probably just being nice."
    mind reading