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

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