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

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