My friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossiblePeoplefind meboring.MindreadingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI'mstupid.LabellingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossiblePeoplefind meboring.MindreadingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI'mstupid.LabellingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.Blaming

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