When peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositivePeoplefind meboring.MindreadingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI'mstupid.LabellingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositivePeoplefind meboring.MindreadingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI'mstupid.Labelling

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