It would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingI'mstupid.LabellingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingI'mstupid.LabellingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossible

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