overprotectingour sense ofindependenceequatingemotions toa weaknessor a threatreflect otherpeople'sfeelings insteadof sharing theirownparentswere notemotionallyavailablebeingdefensivelimiting and/ormanipulating/badat communicationavoidingcommitmentavoidingconflictdistantfromothershaving ahard timetrustingothersseekingflaws inothers (areason toleave)beinguncomfortablewithwitnessingemotionsbeinguncomfortablewithexperiencingemotionsresistingvulnerabilityneedingcontrol inrelationshipsbeing afraidofconnectingon anintimate leveloverprotectingour sense ofindependenceequatingemotions toa weaknessor a threatreflect otherpeople'sfeelings insteadof sharing theirownparentswere notemotionallyavailablebeingdefensivelimiting and/ormanipulating/badat communicationavoidingcommitmentavoidingconflictdistantfromothershaving ahard timetrustingothersseekingflaws inothers (areason toleave)beinguncomfortablewithwitnessingemotionsbeinguncomfortablewithexperiencingemotionsresistingvulnerabilityneedingcontrol inrelationshipsbeing afraidofconnectingon anintimate level

emotionally unavailable 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. overprotecting our sense of independence
  2. equating emotions to a weakness or a threat
  3. reflect other people's feelings instead of sharing their own
  4. parents were not emotionally available
  5. being defensive
  6. limiting and/or manipulating/bad at communication
  7. avoiding commitment
  8. avoiding conflict
  9. distant from others
  10. having a hard time trusting others
  11. seeking flaws in others (a reason to leave)
  12. being uncomfortable with witnessing emotions
  13. being uncomfortable with experiencing emotions
  14. resisting vulnerability
  15. needing control in relationships
  16. being afraid of connecting on an intimate level