(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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Telling myself they wouldn’t understand
“This is the last time”
Lying to avoid conflict
Hiding use from loved ones
Ignoring warning signs
Using because I earned it
Avoiding asking for help
Using “just to take the edge off”
Pushing feelings down
Using to manage anxiety or depression
Thinking I already know this stuff
“I’ll start recovery after ___”
Using because I’m bored
Telling myself I’ll deal with it later
Using because I feel lonely
Doing homework “in my head”
Assuming consequences won’t happen again
Comparing myself to others in treatment
Cutting people off instead of setting boundaries
Forgetting how bad it got
“It’s just how I am”
Blaming stress, people, or circumstances
“I function better when I use”
Telling myself I don’t need this level of care
Not being honest with staff
Waiting to take recovery seriously
Skipping group or arriving late
Using after a “good week”
Choosing people who enable me
Avoiding feelings instead of coping with them
Thinking feelings will pass on their own
Thinking I’m protecting others from the truth
“I need this to get through the day”
Thinking I can control it this time
Telling myself “nothing bad happened last time”
Isolating instead of talking
“I’m not as bad as other people here”
Planning to use but telling myself I’ll stop early
