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

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