I amgoingto fail.I shouldlose 10pounds.Shethinks sheis betterthan me.I didn'tcomplete amajor projecton time.It isn'ta big dealI shouldn'thave to applyto colleges.They shouldjust accept me.I am sostupidI feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingbad.Thinkingmistake!Why are youunhappy? Isit somethingI did. It mustbe!My brotherand I shouldbe treatedthe same!I broke my phone. Ithad my friend'snumber in it, Peopleare going to think Ihate them. I willprobably never talk toany of my friendsagain.I alwaysrun late.I was onlygoing 110 milesan hour. Howwas I to knowthe speed limitwas 45?I didn't getinto thatcollege. Iwon't get intoany collegeIf I can't takethe class Iwant, I won'tbother goingto school.CognitiveDistortion.I can’t help it ifthe quality of thework is poor, myboss made medo overtime tofinish the project.Theylaughed,they don'tlike me.I ruined mypresentation bymispronouncingthat word.One personleft my showearly, thatmust mean itwas no good.My sisteris nevernice!He keepslooking at hisphone; I mustbe boring totalk to.My friends geta lot of A's. I amnot as smart asthey are, I getmore B's.School is neveractually goingto end. Even ifit is, I am notgoing to thinkabout that!I amgoingto fail.I shouldlose 10pounds.Shethinks sheis betterthan me.I didn'tcomplete amajor projecton time.It isn'ta big dealI shouldn'thave to applyto colleges.They shouldjust accept me.I am sostupidI feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingbad.Thinkingmistake!Why are youunhappy? Isit somethingI did. It mustbe!My brotherand I shouldbe treatedthe same!I broke my phone. Ithad my friend'snumber in it, Peopleare going to think Ihate them. I willprobably never talk toany of my friendsagain.I alwaysrun late.I was onlygoing 110 milesan hour. Howwas I to knowthe speed limitwas 45?I didn't getinto thatcollege. Iwon't get intoany collegeIf I can't takethe class Iwant, I won'tbother goingto school.CognitiveDistortion.I can’t help it ifthe quality of thework is poor, myboss made medo overtime tofinish the project.Theylaughed,they don'tlike me.I ruined mypresentation bymispronouncingthat word.One personleft my showearly, thatmust mean itwas no good.My sisteris nevernice!He keepslooking at hisphone; I mustbe boring totalk to.My friends geta lot of A's. I amnot as smart asthey are, I getmore B's.School is neveractually goingto end. Even ifit is, I am notgoing to thinkabout that!

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