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

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