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