UsingbecauseI’m boredUsing tomanageanxiety ordepressionUsing“just totake theedge off”Half-listeningin groupThinking Ialreadyknow thisstuffMinimizingpastconsequencesAvoidingaskingfor helpSkippinggroup orarrivinglateLying toavoidconflictIsolatinginsteadof talkingUsingtosleep“I’ll startrecoveryafter ___”Forgettinghow badit gotNot beinghonestwith staffUsingbecause Iearned itDoinghomework“in myhead”“I’m not asbad as otherpeople here”Ignoringwarningsigns“I needthis to getthroughthe day”Usingafter a“goodweek”Cuttingpeople offinstead ofsettingboundariesThinking I’mprotectingothers fromthe truthBlamingstress,people, orcircumstances“I functionbetterwhen Iuse”Planning touse buttelling myselfI’ll stop earlyUsingbecause Ifeel lonelyWaiting totakerecoveryseriously“This isthe lasttime”Tellingmyself“nothing badhappenedlast time”PushingfeelingsdownTellingmyself theywouldn’tunderstandTellingmyself I’lldeal withit laterChoosingpeoplewhoenable meThinkingfeelings willpass ontheir ownTellingmyself Idon’t needthis level ofcareThinking Icancontrol itthis time“It’s justhow Iam”Hidinguse fromlovedonesAvoidingfeelingsinstead ofcoping withthemComparingmyself toothers intreatmentAssumingconsequenceswon’t happenagainUsingbecauseI’m boredUsing tomanageanxiety ordepressionUsing“just totake theedge off”Half-listeningin groupThinking Ialreadyknow thisstuffMinimizingpastconsequencesAvoidingaskingfor helpSkippinggroup orarrivinglateLying toavoidconflictIsolatinginsteadof talkingUsingtosleep“I’ll startrecoveryafter ___”Forgettinghow badit gotNot beinghonestwith staffUsingbecause Iearned itDoinghomework“in myhead”“I’m not asbad as otherpeople here”Ignoringwarningsigns“I needthis to getthroughthe day”Usingafter a“goodweek”Cuttingpeople offinstead ofsettingboundariesThinking I’mprotectingothers fromthe truthBlamingstress,people, orcircumstances“I functionbetterwhen Iuse”Planning touse buttelling myselfI’ll stop earlyUsingbecause Ifeel lonelyWaiting totakerecoveryseriously“This isthe lasttime”Tellingmyself“nothing badhappenedlast time”PushingfeelingsdownTellingmyself theywouldn’tunderstandTellingmyself I’lldeal withit laterChoosingpeoplewhoenable meThinkingfeelings willpass ontheir ownTellingmyself Idon’t needthis level ofcareThinking Icancontrol itthis time“It’s justhow Iam”Hidinguse fromlovedonesAvoidingfeelingsinstead ofcoping withthemComparingmyself toothers intreatmentAssumingconsequenceswon’t happenagain

Minimization Bingo - 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. Using because I’m bored
  2. Using to manage anxiety or depression
  3. Using “just to take the edge off”
  4. Half-listening in group
  5. Thinking I already know this stuff
  6. Minimizing past consequences
  7. Avoiding asking for help
  8. Skipping group or arriving late
  9. Lying to avoid conflict
  10. Isolating instead of talking
  11. Using to sleep
  12. “I’ll start recovery after ___”
  13. Forgetting how bad it got
  14. Not being honest with staff
  15. Using because I earned it
  16. Doing homework “in my head”
  17. “I’m not as bad as other people here”
  18. Ignoring warning signs
  19. “I need this to get through the day”
  20. Using after a “good week”
  21. Cutting people off instead of setting boundaries
  22. Thinking I’m protecting others from the truth
  23. Blaming stress, people, or circumstances
  24. “I function better when I use”
  25. Planning to use but telling myself I’ll stop early
  26. Using because I feel lonely
  27. Waiting to take recovery seriously
  28. “This is the last time”
  29. Telling myself “nothing bad happened last time”
  30. Pushing feelings down
  31. Telling myself they wouldn’t understand
  32. Telling myself I’ll deal with it later
  33. Choosing people who enable me
  34. Thinking feelings will pass on their own
  35. Telling myself I don’t need this level of care
  36. Thinking I can control it this time
  37. “It’s just how I am”
  38. Hiding use from loved ones
  39. Avoiding feelings instead of coping with them
  40. Comparing myself to others in treatment
  41. Assuming consequences won’t happen again