"Youmade mepushhim.""Everyonewas meanto me allday"Notfindingany "gray""He istalkingaboutme."What can Ilearn fromwhat hasalreadyhappened?To use"always,never"To feelsomething ishappening orbeing saidbecause of you.Describingsomeonebased ona feeling.To guesswhat ishappeningbased on afeelingThinkingthe worstis going tohappenAm Ibeing toosensitive?"I shouldhave notsaidanything""Tomorrowis going tobe the worstday ever!""You mademe mess upwhen youlooked atme."We arehappierwhen wethink thingswill be okay"You alwaysmale me dothe hardestchore."Everyone hasto get thesame thingand be treatedthe same way.To needto bealwayscorrectBeing stuckon what youshould havedone willmake you sadTo say or thinksomeone elseis responsiblefor somethingyou didWhat proofdo I havethat this willhappen?"I can'tbewrong."Am I takingresponsibilityfor mythoughts,behaviors,emotions?Don't giveother peoplethe power tocontrol youremotions"Everyonehates me"There isgood andbad ineverything"I know Iwon'tmake theteam.""It's notfair!"Payingattention tosomethingsand ignoringothersTo givecontrol ofyour feelingsto someoneelseAm Ipayingattention toeverything?Wishing youcould dosomethingdifferently.Maturitymeansbeingresponsible"I lost thegame. Iam aloser."What can Ido to takecontrol overmy actions?Stop andthink - maybethey are nottalking aboutme"Youmade mepushhim.""Everyonewas meanto me allday"Notfindingany "gray""He istalkingaboutme."What can Ilearn fromwhat hasalreadyhappened?To use"always,never"To feelsomething ishappening orbeing saidbecause of you.Describingsomeonebased ona feeling.To guesswhat ishappeningbased on afeelingThinkingthe worstis going tohappenAm Ibeing toosensitive?"I shouldhave notsaidanything""Tomorrowis going tobe the worstday ever!""You mademe mess upwhen youlooked atme."We arehappierwhen wethink thingswill be okay"You alwaysmale me dothe hardestchore."Everyone hasto get thesame thingand be treatedthe same way.To needto bealwayscorrectBeing stuckon what youshould havedone willmake you sadTo say or thinksomeone elseis responsiblefor somethingyou didWhat proofdo I havethat this willhappen?"I can'tbewrong."Am I takingresponsibilityfor mythoughts,behaviors,emotions?Don't giveother peoplethe power tocontrol youremotions"Everyonehates me"There isgood andbad ineverything"I know Iwon'tmake theteam.""It's notfair!"Payingattention tosomethingsand ignoringothersTo givecontrol ofyour feelingsto someoneelseAm Ipayingattention toeverything?Wishing youcould dosomethingdifferently.Maturitymeansbeingresponsible"I lost thegame. Iam aloser."What can Ido to takecontrol overmy actions?Stop andthink - maybethey are nottalking aboutme

Thought Distortions - 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. E-"You made me push him."
  2. E-"Everyone was mean to me all day"
  3. V-Not finding any "gray"
  4. E-"He is talking about me."
  5. ?-What can I learn from what has already happened?
  6. V-To use "always, never"
  7. V-To feel something is happening or being said because of you.
  8. V-Describing someone based on a feeling.
  9. V-To guess what is happening based on a feeling
  10. V-Thinking the worst is going to happen
  11. ?-Am I being too sensitive?
  12. E-"I should have not said anything"
  13. E-"Tomorrow is going to be the worst day ever!"
  14. E-"You made me mess up when you looked at me."
  15. W-We are happier when we think things will be okay
  16. E-"You always male me do the hardest chore."
  17. V-Everyone has to get the same thing and be treated the same way.
  18. V-To need to be always correct
  19. W-Being stuck on what you should have done will make you sad
  20. V-To say or think someone else is responsible for something you did
  21. ?-What proof do I have that this will happen?
  22. E-"I can't be wrong."
  23. ?-Am I taking responsibility for my thoughts, behaviors, emotions?
  24. W-Don't give other people the power to control your emotions
  25. E-"Everyone hates me"
  26. W-There is good and bad in everything
  27. E-"I know I won't make the team."
  28. E-"It's not fair!"
  29. V-Paying attention to somethings and ignoring others
  30. V-To give control of your feelings to someone else
  31. ?-Am I paying attention to everything?
  32. V-Wishing you could do something differently.
  33. W-Maturity means being responsible
  34. E-"I lost the game. I am a loser."
  35. ?-What can I do to take control over my actions?
  36. W-Stop and think - maybe they are not talking about me