I’ve feltregretimmediatelyafter usingI’ve feltshame aboutwho Ibecamewhile usingI’ve felt like Iwas repeatinga cycle Icouldn’t breakI’ve usedeven whenpart of medidn’t wanttoI’ve avoidedbeing fullyhonest abouthow badthings gotI’ve usedwhen I feltemotionallyoverwhelmedI’ve judgedmyselfharshly formy pastchoicesI’ve struggledwith believingI can actuallychangeI’vestruggled toask for helpeven when Ineeded itI’ve minimizedthe impact ofmy use whentalking aboutitI’ve felt guiltabout thingsI don’t fullytalk aboutI’ve used toshut offthoughts ormemories thatfeltoverwhelmingI’ve pushedaway supportwhen I feltoverwhelmedI’ve felt like Iwas stuck insurvival modeinstead ofactually livingI’ve felt like Ididn’t fullyrecognizemyself at timesin my lifeI’ve used tofeel “normal”or okay for ashort timeI’ve hadmomentswhere I feltcompletelydisconnectedfrom myselfI’ve felt aloneeven whenpeople werephysicallyaround meI’ve feltemotionallynumb at timesand didn’tunderstand whyI’ve isolatedmyself whenthingsstartedgetting hardI’ve ignoredearly warningsigns inmyself beforerelapseI’ve usedsubstances toescapeemotional pain Ididn’t knowhow to sit withI’ve hadmomentswhere I didn’tlike who I wasbecomingI’ve avoidedthinking aboutparts of mypast because ithurts too muchI’ve feltregretimmediatelyafter usingI’ve feltshame aboutwho Ibecamewhile usingI’ve felt like Iwas repeatinga cycle Icouldn’t breakI’ve usedeven whenpart of medidn’t wanttoI’ve avoidedbeing fullyhonest abouthow badthings gotI’ve usedwhen I feltemotionallyoverwhelmedI’ve judgedmyselfharshly formy pastchoicesI’ve struggledwith believingI can actuallychangeI’vestruggled toask for helpeven when Ineeded itI’ve minimizedthe impact ofmy use whentalking aboutitI’ve felt guiltabout thingsI don’t fullytalk aboutI’ve used toshut offthoughts ormemories thatfeltoverwhelmingI’ve pushedaway supportwhen I feltoverwhelmedI’ve felt like Iwas stuck insurvival modeinstead ofactually livingI’ve felt like Ididn’t fullyrecognizemyself at timesin my lifeI’ve used tofeel “normal”or okay for ashort timeI’ve hadmomentswhere I feltcompletelydisconnectedfrom myselfI’ve felt aloneeven whenpeople werephysicallyaround meI’ve feltemotionallynumb at timesand didn’tunderstand whyI’ve isolatedmyself whenthingsstartedgetting hardI’ve ignoredearly warningsigns inmyself beforerelapseI’ve usedsubstances toescapeemotional pain Ididn’t knowhow to sit withI’ve hadmomentswhere I didn’tlike who I wasbecomingI’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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  1. O-I’ve felt regret immediately after using
  2. B-I’ve felt shame about who I became while using
  3. O-I’ve felt like I was repeating a cycle I couldn’t break
  4. I-I’ve used even when part of me didn’t want to
  5. G-I’ve avoided being fully honest about how bad things got
  6. G-I’ve used when I felt emotionally overwhelmed
  7. I-I’ve judged myself harshly for my past choices
  8. O-I’ve struggled with believing I can actually change
  9. N-I’ve struggled to ask for help even when I needed it
  10. G-I’ve minimized the impact of my use when talking about it
  11. G-I’ve felt guilt about things I don’t fully talk about
  12. I-I’ve used to shut off thoughts or memories that felt overwhelming
  13. N-I’ve pushed away support when I felt overwhelmed
  14. I-I’ve felt like I was stuck in survival mode instead of actually living
  15. G-I’ve felt like I didn’t fully recognize myself at times in my life
  16. O-I’ve used to feel “normal” or okay for a short time
  17. B-I’ve had moments where I felt completely disconnected from myself
  18. B-I’ve felt alone even when people were physically around me
  19. I-I’ve felt emotionally numb at times and didn’t understand why
  20. N-I’ve isolated myself when things started getting hard
  21. N-I’ve ignored early warning signs in myself before relapse
  22. B-I’ve used substances to escape emotional pain I didn’t know how to sit with
  23. O-I’ve had moments where I didn’t like who I was becoming
  24. B-I’ve avoided thinking about parts of my past because it hurts too much