I’ve hadmomentswhere I feltcompletelydisconnectedfrom myselfI’ve felt aloneeven whenpeople werephysicallyaround meI’ve felt like Iwas repeatinga cycle Icouldn’t breakI’ve ignoredearly warningsigns inmyself beforerelapseI’ve feltemotionallynumb at timesand didn’tunderstand whyI’vestruggled toask for helpeven when Ineeded itI’ve felt like Iwas stuck insurvival modeinstead ofactually livingI’ve judgedmyselfharshly formy pastchoicesI’ve minimizedthe impact ofmy use whentalking aboutitI’ve pushedaway supportwhen I feltoverwhelmedI’ve used tofeel “normal”or okay for ashort timeI’ve feltregretimmediatelyafter usingI’ve usedwhen I feltemotionallyoverwhelmedI’ve struggledwith believingI can actuallychangeI’ve feltshame aboutwho Ibecamewhile usingI’ve usedeven whenpart of medidn’t wanttoI’ve avoidedbeing fullyhonest abouthow badthings gotI’ve hadmomentswhere I didn’tlike who I wasbecomingI’ve felt like Ididn’t fullyrecognizemyself at timesin my lifeI’ve used toshut offthoughts ormemories thatfeltoverwhelmingI’ve felt guiltabout thingsI don’t fullytalk aboutI’ve usedsubstances toescapeemotional pain Ididn’t knowhow to sit withI’ve isolatedmyself whenthingsstartedgetting hardI’ve avoidedthinking aboutparts of mypast because ithurts too muchI’ve hadmomentswhere I feltcompletelydisconnectedfrom myselfI’ve felt aloneeven whenpeople werephysicallyaround meI’ve felt like Iwas repeatinga cycle Icouldn’t breakI’ve ignoredearly warningsigns inmyself beforerelapseI’ve feltemotionallynumb at timesand didn’tunderstand whyI’vestruggled toask for helpeven when Ineeded itI’ve felt like Iwas stuck insurvival modeinstead ofactually livingI’ve judgedmyselfharshly formy pastchoicesI’ve minimizedthe impact ofmy use whentalking aboutitI’ve pushedaway supportwhen I feltoverwhelmedI’ve used tofeel “normal”or okay for ashort timeI’ve feltregretimmediatelyafter usingI’ve usedwhen I feltemotionallyoverwhelmedI’ve struggledwith believingI can actuallychangeI’ve feltshame aboutwho Ibecamewhile usingI’ve usedeven whenpart of medidn’t wanttoI’ve avoidedbeing fullyhonest abouthow badthings gotI’ve hadmomentswhere I didn’tlike who I wasbecomingI’ve felt like Ididn’t fullyrecognizemyself at timesin my lifeI’ve used toshut offthoughts ormemories thatfeltoverwhelmingI’ve felt guiltabout thingsI don’t fullytalk aboutI’ve usedsubstances toescapeemotional pain Ididn’t knowhow to sit withI’ve isolatedmyself whenthingsstartedgetting hardI’ve avoidedthinking aboutparts of mypast because ithurts too much

Substance Use - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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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B
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O
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G
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O
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  1. B-I’ve had moments where I felt completely disconnected from myself
  2. B-I’ve felt alone even when people were physically around me
  3. O-I’ve felt like I was repeating a cycle I couldn’t break
  4. N-I’ve ignored early warning signs in myself before relapse
  5. I-I’ve felt emotionally numb at times and didn’t understand why
  6. N-I’ve struggled to ask for help even when I needed it
  7. I-I’ve felt like I was stuck in survival mode instead of actually living
  8. I-I’ve judged myself harshly for my past choices
  9. G-I’ve minimized the impact of my use when talking about it
  10. N-I’ve pushed away support when I felt overwhelmed
  11. O-I’ve used to feel “normal” or okay for a short time
  12. O-I’ve felt regret immediately after using
  13. G-I’ve used when I felt emotionally overwhelmed
  14. O-I’ve struggled with believing I can actually change
  15. B-I’ve felt shame about who I became while using
  16. I-I’ve used even when part of me didn’t want to
  17. G-I’ve avoided being fully honest about how bad things got
  18. O-I’ve had moments where I didn’t like who I was becoming
  19. G-I’ve felt like I didn’t fully recognize myself at times in my life
  20. I-I’ve used to shut off thoughts or memories that felt overwhelming
  21. G-I’ve felt guilt about things I don’t fully talk about
  22. B-I’ve used substances to escape emotional pain I didn’t know how to sit with
  23. N-I’ve isolated myself when things started getting hard
  24. B-I’ve avoided thinking about parts of my past because it hurts too much