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

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