I shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossiblePeoplefind meboring.MindreadingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI'mstupid.LabellingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveI 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 nothingthinkingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossiblePeoplefind meboring.MindreadingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI'mstupid.LabellingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveI 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 nothingthinking

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