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

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