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