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

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