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