Potatos
When feelings are loud and logic feels blind,
The balanced place in between is called ______ mind.
Wise
When stress hits hard and your mind wants to quit,
Ride out the wave instead of reacting to ______.
It
When anger gets loud and patience feels thin,
Slow down your breathing and practice ______ within.
Control
You assume every mistake proves something is true: “That one bad moment means I’m terrible through and through.” You judge your whole self from one small interaction
What distortion drives that reaction?
Overgeneralization
Your brain writes arguments nobody said,
Winning debates that exist only in your head.
Practicing speeches for fights that aren’t real.
What mental habit is this ordeal?
Overthinking
If your thoughts run wild like they’re stuck in a race,
Slow down and focus on time, breath, and ______.
Space
When everything feels like too much to bear,
Try cold water, breathing, or stepping out for some ______.
Air
When you speak up for needs without starting a fight,
That communication skill is called being ______.
Assertive
When stress gets loud and your patience runs thin,
Taking a moment to breathe builds ______ within.
Resilience/Calmness
When stress gets heavy and energy’s low,
Even small tasks feel like too much to do.
Motivation disappears and everything feels gray.
What struggle might show up this way?
Depression
When emotions are loud and logic seems small,
Step back and ask, “What do the ______ say after all?”
When anger or panic begins to appear,
Slow breathing can lower the level of ______.
Fear
When feelings take over and run the whole show,
Naming the feeling helps ______ grow.
Awareness
If one thing goes wrong, the whole day feels doomed,
Your brain says your life is officially ruined.
Black or white thinking is leading the show —
What thinking style makes it so?
All-or-nothing thinking
I show up at night when you’re trying to sleep,
Replaying old moments you’d rather not keep.
I loop every mistake like a song that won’t end
Rumination
If emotions take over and start to control ya,
Do the opposite action of what they just ______ ya.
Told
If stress starts building and thoughts feel intense,
Step away for a moment and practice ______.
Tolerance
If people keep draining your time and your energy,
Healthy limits help protect your ______.
Boundaries
When anxiety whispers that danger is near,
Checking the evidence helps challenge that ______.
Fear
One tiny problem appears in your day,
Your brain says “Disaster is coming your way!”
The worst case scenario is all you can see —
What thinking trap might this be?
Catastrophizing
Yesterday’s gone and tomorrow’s not defined,
Peace often comes from staying ______ in the mind.
Present
When sadness says hide and stay stuck in one action,
DBT teaches us to use the skill called ______ action.
Opposite
When your brain jumps straight to the worst-case design,
That mental habit is called ______ thinking.
Catastrophic
When emotions get loud but you pause to decide,
The skill helping guide you is ____
Wise Mind
You assume someone’s angry just from their tone,
And decide what they’re thinking without being shown.
No evidence needed, your brain fills the reading —
What cognitive distortion is this misleading?
Mind reading