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

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