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

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