Amnesia orblacking outlarge chunksof timeTheydidn'tknow anybetterExperiencingflashbacksor intrusivememoriesLeave thepast inthe pastSomeone denies thatthey have an alcoholor substance usedisorder becausethey can still functionand go to work eachday.Feelingdisconnectedfrom yourown thoughtsand feelingsIt happenedbecausethey didn'tdo their workon time.Dismissinggood gradesor positivefeedback asinsignificantDad wasn'talcoholic or abusive- I mean, everyonein the neighborhoodgot drunk and beattheir kids on theweekends.After the unexpecteddeath of a loved one, aperson might refuse toaccept the reality of thedeath and deny thatanything hashappened. This is acommon part of thestages of grief.Downplayingrude remarksto avoidconsequencesAn employee whois consistently lateto work might say,"The traffic isalways sounpredictable inthe mornings".Cryingdoesn'tchangeanything.Being soabsorbed in abook or moviethat you losetrack of time.I rememberschool, butnot muchabout home.Someone whodidn't prepare fora job interviewmight say, “Thecompany wasn'ta good fit anywayFeeling likeyou're outsideof your body orwatchingyourself from adistanceI'm justoverreactingFeeling likeyou're onautopilotwhile drivingYou blameother people oroutside forcesfor causing theproblem.I didn't haveenoughtimeanyways.What I didisn't as badas whatsomeoneelse did.After being diagnosed witha chronic illness or terminalcondition, a person mightrefuse to believe that theproblem is as serious as itreally is. They mightinstead think, "I'll get overit; it can't be that bad."Unfortunately, this denialcaSorry I didn'treturn yourcall, I wasjust too busy.Amnesia orblacking outlarge chunksof timeTheydidn'tknow anybetterExperiencingflashbacksor intrusivememoriesLeave thepast inthe pastSomeone denies thatthey have an alcoholor substance usedisorder becausethey can still functionand go to work eachday.Feelingdisconnectedfrom yourown thoughtsand feelingsIt happenedbecausethey didn'tdo their workon time.Dismissinggood gradesor positivefeedback asinsignificantDad wasn'talcoholic or abusive- I mean, everyonein the neighborhoodgot drunk and beattheir kids on theweekends.After the unexpecteddeath of a loved one, aperson might refuse toaccept the reality of thedeath and deny thatanything hashappened. This is acommon part of thestages of grief.Downplayingrude remarksto avoidconsequencesAn employee whois consistently lateto work might say,"The traffic isalways sounpredictable inthe mornings".Cryingdoesn'tchangeanything.Being soabsorbed in abook or moviethat you losetrack of time.I rememberschool, butnot muchabout home.Someone whodidn't prepare fora job interviewmight say, “Thecompany wasn'ta good fit anywayFeeling likeyou're outsideof your body orwatchingyourself from adistanceI'm justoverreactingFeeling likeyou're onautopilotwhile drivingYou blameother people oroutside forcesfor causing theproblem.I didn't haveenoughtimeanyways.What I didisn't as badas whatsomeoneelse did.After being diagnosed witha chronic illness or terminalcondition, a person mightrefuse to believe that theproblem is as serious as itreally is. They mightinstead think, "I'll get overit; it can't be that bad."Unfortunately, this denialcaSorry I didn'treturn yourcall, I wasjust too busy.

Hiding from Pain - 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. Amnesia or blacking out large chunks of time
  2. They didn't know any better
  3. Experiencing flashbacks or intrusive memories
  4. Leave the past in the past
  5. Someone denies that they have an alcohol or substance use disorder because they can still function and go to work each day.
  6. Feeling disconnected from your own thoughts and feelings
  7. It happened because they didn't do their work on time.
  8. Dismissing good grades or positive feedback as insignificant
  9. Dad wasn't alcoholic or abusive - I mean, everyone in the neighborhood got drunk and beat their kids on the weekends.
  10. After the unexpected death of a loved one, a person might refuse to accept the reality of the death and deny that anything has happened. This is a common part of the stages of grief.
  11. Downplaying rude remarks to avoid consequences
  12. An employee who is consistently late to work might say, "The traffic is always so unpredictable in the mornings".
  13. Crying doesn't change anything.
  14. Being so absorbed in a book or movie that you lose track of time.
  15. I remember school, but not much about home.
  16. Someone who didn't prepare for a job interview might say, “The company wasn't a good fit anyway
  17. Feeling like you're outside of your body or watching yourself from a distance
  18. I'm just overreacting
  19. Feeling like you're on autopilot while driving
  20. You blame other people or outside forces for causing the problem.
  21. I didn't have enough time anyways.
  22. What I did isn't as bad as what someone else did.
  23. After being diagnosed with a chronic illness or terminal condition, a person might refuse to believe that the problem is as serious as it really is. They might instead think, "I'll get over it; it can't be that bad." Unfortunately, this denial ca
  24. Sorry I didn't return your call, I was just too busy.