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

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