If I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI'mstupid.LabellingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI'mstupid.LabellingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossible

Thinking Traps - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Fortune telling
    If I go out, everyone will stare at me.
  2. All or nothing thinking & fortune telling
    I will never make new friends again.
  3. Overgeneralising & all or nothing thinking
    I didn't get an interview, I'm never going to find a job
  4. Mind reading
    When people look at me, they are thinking I am strange or weird.
  5. Mission impossible & labelling
    I should know how to do this, I'm such a failure
  6. All or nothing thinking & mission impossible
    I must do things perfectly otherwise I'm a failure
  7. All or nothing thinking & mind reading
    If I don't get the best grade, the teacher will think I'm stupid.
  8. Overgeneralising
    I got a bad grade before so what's the point trying?
  9. Blaming
    It's their fault I snapped at them they shouldn't have annoyed me
  10. Mission impossible
    I should never feel nervous around other people
  11. Mission impossible
    I must always be interesting and entertaining to others
  12. Negative mental filter
    My friend complimented me, but they're just saying that because they're my friend
  13. Blaming
    Because I missed that goal we lost the game.
  14. Catastrophising
    It would be the worst thing ever if I blushed answering a question in class
  15. Ignoring the positive
    It’s true that I passed the test, but that’s only because it was easy
  16. Mind reading
    If they don't respond to me, they must hate me
  17. Labelling
    I'm stupid.
  18. Fortune telling & catastrophising
    I will have nothing to say and then they'll never want to talk to me again
  19. Mind reading
    People find me boring.
  20. Negative mental filter
    Constructive criticism means my work is all rubbish
  21. Emotional reasoning
    I feel so anxious. Something bad is definitely going to happen
  22. Blaming
    When something goes wrong it's always my fault.
  23. Emotional reasoning & labelling
    I'm so embarrassed, I must be an idiot
  24. Mission impossible
    If I lose my train of thought even once, I'll blow the entire presentation