One personleft my showearly, thatmust mean itwas no good.My brotherand I shouldbe treatedthe same!Shethinks sheis betterthan me.My friends geta lot of A's. I amnot as smart asthey are, I getmore B's.My sisteris nevernice!Why are youunhappy? Isit somethingI did. It mustbe!Theylaughed,they don'tlike me.If I can't takethe class Iwant, I won'tbother goingto school.I shouldlose 10pounds.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 ruined mypresentation bymispronouncingthat word.I am sostupidI was onlygoing 110 milesan hour. Howwas I to knowthe speed limitwas 45?I alwaysrun late.I shouldn'thave to applyto colleges.They shouldjust accept me.I amgoingto fail.I can’t help it ifthe quality of thework is poor, myboss made medo overtime tofinish the project.Thinkingmistake!I didn't getinto thatcollege. Iwon't get intoany collegeI didn'tcomplete amajor projecton time.It isn'ta big dealSchool is neveractually goingto end. Even ifit is, I am notgoing to thinkabout that!I feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingbad.He keepslooking at hisphone; I mustbe boring totalk to.CognitiveDistortion.One personleft my showearly, thatmust mean itwas no good.My brotherand I shouldbe treatedthe same!Shethinks sheis betterthan me.My friends geta lot of A's. I amnot as smart asthey are, I getmore B's.My sisteris nevernice!Why are youunhappy? Isit somethingI did. It mustbe!Theylaughed,they don'tlike me.If I can't takethe class Iwant, I won'tbother goingto school.I shouldlose 10pounds.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 ruined mypresentation bymispronouncingthat word.I am sostupidI was onlygoing 110 milesan hour. Howwas I to knowthe speed limitwas 45?I alwaysrun late.I shouldn'thave to applyto colleges.They shouldjust accept me.I amgoingto fail.I can’t help it ifthe quality of thework is poor, myboss made medo overtime tofinish the project.Thinkingmistake!I didn't getinto thatcollege. Iwon't get intoany collegeI didn'tcomplete amajor projecton time.It isn'ta big dealSchool is neveractually goingto end. Even ifit is, I am notgoing to thinkabout that!I feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingbad.He keepslooking at hisphone; I mustbe boring totalk to.CognitiveDistortion.

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