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

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