I'mstupid.LabellingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI'mstupid.LabellingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophising

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. Labelling
    I'm stupid.
  2. All or nothing thinking & mind reading
    If I don't get the best grade, the teacher will think I'm stupid.
  3. Fortune telling
    If I go out, everyone will stare at me.
  4. Overgeneralising
    I got a bad grade before so what's the point trying?
  5. Mission impossible & labelling
    I should know how to do this, I'm such a failure
  6. Fortune telling & catastrophising
    I will have nothing to say and then they'll never want to talk to me again
  7. All or nothing thinking & mission impossible
    I must do things perfectly otherwise I'm a failure
  8. Negative mental filter
    Constructive criticism means my work is all rubbish
  9. Ignoring the positive
    It’s true that I passed the test, but that’s only because it was easy
  10. Blaming
    It's their fault I snapped at them they shouldn't have annoyed me
  11. Blaming
    When something goes wrong it's always my fault.
  12. Overgeneralising & all or nothing thinking
    I didn't get an interview, I'm never going to find a job
  13. Mission impossible
    If I lose my train of thought even once, I'll blow the entire presentation
  14. Blaming
    Because I missed that goal we lost the game.
  15. Mission impossible
    I should never feel nervous around other people
  16. Mission impossible
    I must always be interesting and entertaining to others
  17. Mind reading
    When people look at me, they are thinking I am strange or weird.
  18. Emotional reasoning & labelling
    I'm so embarrassed, I must be an idiot
  19. Mind reading
    People find me boring.
  20. Mind reading
    If they don't respond to me, they must hate me
  21. Negative mental filter
    My friend complimented me, but they're just saying that because they're my friend
  22. Emotional reasoning
    I feel so anxious. Something bad is definitely going to happen
  23. All or nothing thinking & fortune telling
    I will never make new friends again.
  24. Catastrophising
    It would be the worst thing ever if I blushed answering a question in class