I feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingI'mstupid.LabellingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingI'mstupid.LabellingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlaming

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