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