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