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

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