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

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