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

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