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