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

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