Think of theworst casescenario toan upcomingevent.Park furtheraway for fearof drivingaroundagain.Replay ascene fromyour week inyour head.Laugh atyourself torelieve anawkwardsituation.Getsomethingyou don’tactuallywant.Run intosomeoneyou knowfrom school.Talk to aninanimateobject.Invitesomeone to gowith you soyou don’t haveto go alone.Rushyourself toget out ofsomeoneelse’s way.Dissociate.Giveyourself apre-storepep-talk.Lie to avoidembarrassment.Miss hearsomeonemultipletimes.Rehearseyour orderin yourhead.Refuse to rollyour carwindows downwhen it’s hotwhile yourmusic is on.Overexplain.Plan yourtrip down tothe secondwhen goingsomewhere.Apologizefornothing.Avoid directcontact withanemployee.Stress abouta problem thatcan be solvedby askingsomeone.Smile atsomeone “sothey don’tthink you’remad/upset”.Pretend to look atsomething youdon’t care forwhile you wait forsomeone tomove.Pretend to dosomething onyour phone toavoid theawkward.Talk toyourself outloud aboutsomething.Think of theworst casescenario toan upcomingevent.Park furtheraway for fearof drivingaroundagain.Replay ascene fromyour week inyour head.Laugh atyourself torelieve anawkwardsituation.Getsomethingyou don’tactuallywant.Run intosomeoneyou knowfrom school.Talk to aninanimateobject.Invitesomeone to gowith you soyou don’t haveto go alone.Rushyourself toget out ofsomeoneelse’s way.Dissociate.Giveyourself apre-storepep-talk.Lie to avoidembarrassment.Miss hearsomeonemultipletimes.Rehearseyour orderin yourhead.Refuse to rollyour carwindows downwhen it’s hotwhile yourmusic is on.Overexplain.Plan yourtrip down tothe secondwhen goingsomewhere.Apologizefornothing.Avoid directcontact withanemployee.Stress abouta problem thatcan be solvedby askingsomeone.Smile atsomeone “sothey don’tthink you’remad/upset”.Pretend to look atsomething youdon’t care forwhile you wait forsomeone tomove.Pretend to dosomething onyour phone toavoid theawkward.Talk toyourself outloud aboutsomething.

Anxiety 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. Think of the worst case scenario to an upcoming event.
  2. Park further away for fear of driving around again.
  3. Replay a scene from your week in your head.
  4. Laugh at yourself to relieve an awkward situation.
  5. Get something you don’t actually want.
  6. Run into someone you know from school.
  7. Talk to an inanimate object.
  8. Invite someone to go with you so you don’t have to go alone.
  9. Rush yourself to get out of someone else’s way.
  10. Dissociate.
  11. Give yourself a pre-store pep-talk.
  12. Lie to avoid embarrassment.
  13. Miss hear someone multiple times.
  14. Rehearse your order in your head.
  15. Refuse to roll your car windows down when it’s hot while your music is on.
  16. Over explain.
  17. Plan your trip down to the second when going somewhere.
  18. Apologize for nothing.
  19. Avoid direct contact with an employee.
  20. Stress about a problem that can be solved by asking someone.
  21. Smile at someone “so they don’t think you’re mad/upset”.
  22. Pretend to look at something you don’t care for while you wait for someone to move.
  23. Pretend to do something on your phone to avoid the awkward.
  24. Talk to yourself out loud about something.