I feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI'mstupid.LabellingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetellingI feel soanxious.Something badis definitelygoing tohappenEmotionalreasoningMy friendcomplimentedme, but they'rejust saying thatbecause they'remy friendNegativementalfilterPeoplefind meboring.MindreadingIf I don't getthe best grade,the teacher willthink I'mstupid.All or nothingthinking &mind readingI shouldknow how todo this, I'msuch afailureMissionimpossible& labellingIt would be theworst thing everif I blushedanswering aquestion inclassCatastrophisingWhen peoplelook at me, theyare thinking Iam strange orweird.MindreadingIf I lose mytrain of thoughteven once, I'llblow the entirepresentationMissionimpossibleWhensomethinggoes wrongit's alwaysmy fault.BlamingI'mstupid.LabellingConstructivecriticismmeans mywork is allrubbishNegativementalfilterI will havenothing to sayand then they'llnever want totalk to me againFortune telling&catastrophisingIt's their fault Isnapped atthem theyshouldn't haveannoyed meBlamingBecause Imissed thatgoal we lostthe game.BlamingI must alwaysbe interestingandentertainingto othersMissionimpossibleIt’s true that Ipassed thetest, but that’sonly becauseit was easyIgnoringthepositiveIf I go out,everyonewill stareat me.FortunetellingI got a badgrade beforeso what's thepoint trying?OvergeneralisingIf they don'trespond tome, theymust hatemeMindreadingI'm soembarrassed,I must be anidiotEmotionalreasoning& labellingI shouldnever feelnervousaround otherpeopleMissionimpossibleI must dothingsperfectlyotherwise I'ma failureAll or nothingthinking &missionimpossibleI didn't getan interview,I'm nevergoing to finda jobOvergeneralising& all or nothingthinkingI will nevermake newfriendsagain.All or nothingthinking &fortunetelling

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