PredictionJust becauseit feels bad itdoesn't meanit is badBlack andWhiteThinkingHow likelyis it thatthat willhappen?Judgementsaren'talwayshelpfulI don'tknow whatothersthinkCriticalSelfThat is myinternalbullytalkingJudgementsEmotionalReasoningShouldsandMustsMindReadingMountainsandMolehillsCatastrophisingIs there amorebalancedway oflooking at it?Am I puttingtoo muchpressure onmyself?What wouldI say tosomeoneelse?CompareandDespairMemoriesWhat'stheevidencefor that?Am Iwearingmy gloomyspecs?This is areminder ofthe past. It isnot happeningnowAm Iignoringthe goodstuff?MentalFilterPredictionJust becauseit feels bad itdoesn't meanit is badBlack andWhiteThinkingHow likelyis it thatthat willhappen?Judgementsaren'talwayshelpfulI don'tknow whatothersthinkCriticalSelfThat is myinternalbullytalkingJudgementsEmotionalReasoningShouldsandMustsMindReadingMountainsandMolehillsCatastrophisingIs there amorebalancedway oflooking at it?Am I puttingtoo muchpressure onmyself?What wouldI say tosomeoneelse?CompareandDespairMemoriesWhat'stheevidencefor that?Am Iwearingmy gloomyspecs?This is areminder ofthe past. It isnot happeningnowAm Iignoringthe goodstuff?MentalFilter

Unhelpful Thinking Habits - 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. Prediction
  2. Just because it feels bad it doesn't mean it is bad
  3. Black and White Thinking
  4. How likely is it that that will happen?
  5. Judgements aren't always helpful
  6. I don't know what others think
  7. Critical Self
  8. That is my internal bully talking
  9. Judgements
  10. Emotional Reasoning
  11. Shoulds and Musts
  12. Mind Reading
  13. Mountains and Molehills
  14. Catastrophising
  15. Is there a more balanced way of looking at it?
  16. Am I putting too much pressure on myself?
  17. What would I say to someone else?
  18. Compare and Despair
  19. Memories
  20. What's the evidence for that?
  21. Am I wearing my gloomy specs?
  22. This is a reminder of the past. It is not happening now
  23. Am I ignoring the good stuff?
  24. Mental Filter