CognitiveDistortion.I broke my phone. Ithad my friend'snumber in it, Peopleare going to think Ihate them. I willprobably never talk toany of my friendsagain.Why are youunhappy? Isit somethingI did. It mustbe!My friends geta lot of A's. I amnot as smart asthey are, I getmore B's.I can’t help it if thequality of the workis poor, my bossmade me doovertime to finishthe project.Shethinks sheis betterthan me.I feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingbad.One personleft my showearly, thatmust mean itwas no good.Theylaughed,they don'tlike me.I shouldlose 10pounds.I shouldn't haveto apply tocolleges. Theyshould justaccept me.School is neveractually going toend. Even if it is,I am not going tothink about that!I was only going110 miles anhour. How was Ito know thespeed limit was45?I didn'tcomplete amajor projecton time.It isn'ta big dealI didn't getinto thatcollege. Iwon't get intoany collegeMy brotherand I shouldbe treatedthe same!I ruined mypresentation bymispronouncingthat word.I amgoingto fail.I alwaysrun late.My sisteris nevernice!If I can't takethe class Iwant, I won'tbother goingto school.Thinkingmistake!I am sostupidHe keepslooking at hisphone; I mustbe boring totalk to.CognitiveDistortion.I broke my phone. Ithad my friend'snumber in it, Peopleare going to think Ihate them. I willprobably never talk toany of my friendsagain.Why are youunhappy? Isit somethingI did. It mustbe!My friends geta lot of A's. I amnot as smart asthey are, I getmore B's.I can’t help it if thequality of the workis poor, my bossmade me doovertime to finishthe project.Shethinks sheis betterthan me.I feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingbad.One personleft my showearly, thatmust mean itwas no good.Theylaughed,they don'tlike me.I shouldlose 10pounds.I shouldn't haveto apply tocolleges. Theyshould justaccept me.School is neveractually going toend. Even if it is,I am not going tothink about that!I was only going110 miles anhour. How was Ito know thespeed limit was45?I didn'tcomplete amajor projecton time.It isn'ta big dealI didn't getinto thatcollege. Iwon't get intoany collegeMy brotherand I shouldbe treatedthe same!I ruined mypresentation bymispronouncingthat word.I amgoingto fail.I alwaysrun late.My sisteris nevernice!If I can't takethe class Iwant, I won'tbother goingto school.Thinkingmistake!I am sostupidHe keepslooking at hisphone; I mustbe boring totalk to.

Thinking Trap Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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-Cognitive Distortion.
  2. N-I broke my phone. It had my friend's number in it, People are going to think I hate them. I will probably never talk to any of my friends again.
  3. N-Why are you unhappy? Is it something I did. It must be!
  4. B-My friends get a lot of A's. I am not as smart as they are, I get more B's.
  5. B-I can’t help it if the quality of the work is poor, my boss made me do overtime to finish the project.
  6. N-She thinks she is better than me.
  7. O-I feel guilty, so I must have done something bad.
  8. I-One person left my show early, that must mean it was no good.
  9. I-They laughed, they don't like me.
  10. I-I should lose 10 pounds.
  11. G-I shouldn't have to apply to colleges. They should just accept me.
  12. B-School is never actually going to end. Even if it is, I am not going to think about that!
  13. O-I was only going 110 miles an hour. How was I to know the speed limit was 45?
  14. B-I didn't complete a major project on time.It isn't a big deal
  15. O-I didn't get into that college. I won't get into any college
  16. N-My brother and I should be treated the same!
  17. G-I ruined my presentation by mispronouncing that word.
  18. I-I am going to fail.
  19. B-I always run late.
  20. G-My sister is never nice!
  21. O-If I can't take the class I want, I won't bother going to school.
  22. O-Thinking mistake!
  23. G-I am so stupid
  24. G-He keeps looking at his phone; I must be boring to talk to.