When peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI'mstupid.LabellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI'mstupid.LabellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophising

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