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