Because Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingI'mstupid.LabellingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingI'mstupid.LabellingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingIf 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. Blaming
    Because I missed that goal we lost the game.
  2. All or nothing thinking & mission impossible
    I must do things perfectly otherwise I'm a failure
  3. Emotional reasoning
    I feel so anxious. Something bad is definitely going to happen
  4. Fortune telling & catastrophising
    I will have nothing to say and then they'll never want to talk to me again
  5. Mind reading
    If they don't respond to me, they must hate me
  6. Mind reading
    When people look at me, they are thinking I am strange or weird.
  7. Fortune telling
    If I go out, everyone will stare at me.
  8. Negative mental filter
    My friend complimented me, but they're just saying that because they're my friend
  9. Mission impossible & labelling
    I should know how to do this, I'm such a failure
  10. Labelling
    I'm stupid.
  11. Emotional reasoning & labelling
    I'm so embarrassed, I must be an idiot
  12. Mind reading
    People find me boring.
  13. Negative mental filter
    Constructive criticism means my work is all rubbish
  14. Overgeneralising & all or nothing thinking
    I didn't get an interview, I'm never going to find a job
  15. All or nothing thinking & mind reading
    If I don't get the best grade, the teacher will think I'm stupid.
  16. Blaming
    It's their fault I snapped at them they shouldn't have annoyed me
  17. Mission impossible
    I must always be interesting and entertaining to others
  18. Catastrophising
    It would be the worst thing ever if I blushed answering a question in class
  19. Mission impossible
    I should never feel nervous around other people
  20. All or nothing thinking & fortune telling
    I will never make new friends again.
  21. Overgeneralising
    I got a bad grade before so what's the point trying?
  22. Ignoring the positive
    It’s true that I passed the test, but that’s only because it was easy
  23. Blaming
    When something goes wrong it's always my fault.
  24. Mission impossible
    If I lose my train of thought even once, I'll blow the entire presentation