"I am scared tofly, so it mustbe unsafe totravel byplane.""I got positivefeedback on mypresentation, but Imade onemistake, so it wasa completedisaster.""If I flush anice cubedown thetoilet, it willsnow.""Peopleshouldalways treatme fairly.""My friends saidthey likedspending timewith me, butthey're justbeing polite.""If I fail my Hi-Set one moretime, myentire life willbe ruined.""My partner isin a bad mood;it must bebecause I didsomethingwrong.""I didn't meetmy goal atthe gym; I amlazy andunmotivated.""I made amistake at work;I'm going to getfired, and thenI'll never findanother job.""I got a D-report and mycellie didn't.People alwaystarget me.""I'm feelinglucky today, Ishould bet allmy canteenon dominos.""My friend didn'trespond to myemail; theymust beignoring me onpurpose.""I neverdoanythingwrong.""I saw mypartner smilingat their tablet,so they must becheating onme.""My lastrelationshipended badly, soI'll never findlove again.""The C.O.moved myroom, shewants me to beuncomfortable.""She didn'tsay hi back.Sheprobablyhates me.""I shouldalways beable to handleeverything onmy own.""I am scared tofly, so it mustbe unsafe totravel byplane.""I got positivefeedback on mypresentation, but Imade onemistake, so it wasa completedisaster.""If I flush anice cubedown thetoilet, it willsnow.""Peopleshouldalways treatme fairly.""My friends saidthey likedspending timewith me, butthey're justbeing polite.""If I fail my Hi-Set one moretime, myentire life willbe ruined.""My partner isin a bad mood;it must bebecause I didsomethingwrong.""I didn't meetmy goal atthe gym; I amlazy andunmotivated.""I made amistake at work;I'm going to getfired, and thenI'll never findanother job.""I got a D-report and mycellie didn't.People alwaystarget me.""I'm feelinglucky today, Ishould bet allmy canteenon dominos.""My friend didn'trespond to myemail; theymust beignoring me onpurpose.""I neverdoanythingwrong.""I saw mypartner smilingat their tablet,so they must becheating onme.""My lastrelationshipended badly, soI'll never findlove again.""The C.O.moved myroom, shewants me to beuncomfortable.""She didn'tsay hi back.Sheprobablyhates me.""I shouldalways beable to handleeverything onmy own."

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 am scared to fly, so it must be unsafe to travel by plane."
  2. "I got positive feedback on my presentation, but I made one mistake, so it was a complete disaster."
  3. "If I flush an ice cube down the toilet, it will snow."
  4. "People should always treat me fairly."
  5. "My friends said they liked spending time with me, but they're just being polite."
  6. "If I fail my Hi-Set one more time, my entire life will be ruined."
  7. "My partner is in a bad mood; it must be because I did something wrong."
  8. "I didn't meet my goal at the gym; I am lazy and unmotivated."
  9. "I made a mistake at work; I'm going to get fired, and then I'll never find another job."
  10. "I got a D-report and my cellie didn't. People always target me."
  11. "I'm feeling lucky today, I should bet all my canteen on dominos."
  12. "My friend didn't respond to my email; they must be ignoring me on purpose."
  13. "I never do anything wrong."
  14. "I saw my partner smiling at their tablet, so they must be cheating on me."
  15. "My last relationship ended badly, so I'll never find love again."
  16. "The C.O. moved my room, she wants me to be uncomfortable."
  17. "She didn't say hi back. She probably hates me."
  18. "I should always be able to handle everything on my own."