Leave thepast inthe pastDismissinggood gradesor positivefeedback asinsignificantFeeling likeyou're onautopilotwhile drivingAn employee whois consistently lateto work might say,"The traffic isalways sounpredictable inthe mornings".Feeling likeyou're outsideof your body orwatchingyourself from adistanceSomeone denies thatthey have an alcoholor substance usedisorder becausethey can still functionand go to work eachday.I rememberschool, butnot muchabout home.Being soabsorbed in abook or moviethat you losetrack of time.I'm justoverreactingAmnesia orblacking outlarge chunksof timeAfter 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.Someone whodidn't prepare fora job interviewmight say, “Thecompany wasn'ta good fit anywayTheydidn'tknow anybetterWhat I didisn't as badas whatsomeoneelse did.It happenedbecausethey didn'tdo their workon time.Downplayingrude remarksto avoidconsequencesI didn't haveenoughtimeanyways.Feelingdisconnectedfrom yourown thoughtsand feelingsDad wasn'talcoholic or abusive- I mean, everyonein the neighborhoodgot drunk and beattheir kids on theweekends.Cryingdoesn'tchangeanything.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 denialcaYou blameother people oroutside forcesfor causing theproblem.Experiencingflashbacksor intrusivememoriesSorry I didn'treturn yourcall, I wasjust too busy.Leave thepast inthe pastDismissinggood gradesor positivefeedback asinsignificantFeeling likeyou're onautopilotwhile drivingAn employee whois consistently lateto work might say,"The traffic isalways sounpredictable inthe mornings".Feeling likeyou're outsideof your body orwatchingyourself from adistanceSomeone denies thatthey have an alcoholor substance usedisorder becausethey can still functionand go to work eachday.I rememberschool, butnot muchabout home.Being soabsorbed in abook or moviethat you losetrack of time.I'm justoverreactingAmnesia orblacking outlarge chunksof timeAfter 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.Someone whodidn't prepare fora job interviewmight say, “Thecompany wasn'ta good fit anywayTheydidn'tknow anybetterWhat I didisn't as badas whatsomeoneelse did.It happenedbecausethey didn'tdo their workon time.Downplayingrude remarksto avoidconsequencesI didn't haveenoughtimeanyways.Feelingdisconnectedfrom yourown thoughtsand feelingsDad wasn'talcoholic or abusive- I mean, everyonein the neighborhoodgot drunk and beattheir kids on theweekends.Cryingdoesn'tchangeanything.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 denialcaYou blameother people oroutside forcesfor causing theproblem.Experiencingflashbacksor intrusivememoriesSorry 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. Leave the past in the past
  2. Dismissing good grades or positive feedback as insignificant
  3. Feeling like you're on autopilot while driving
  4. An employee who is consistently late to work might say, "The traffic is always so unpredictable in the mornings".
  5. Feeling like you're outside of your body or watching yourself from a distance
  6. Someone denies that they have an alcohol or substance use disorder because they can still function and go to work each day.
  7. I remember school, but not much about home.
  8. Being so absorbed in a book or movie that you lose track of time.
  9. I'm just overreacting
  10. Amnesia or blacking out large chunks of time
  11. 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.
  12. Someone who didn't prepare for a job interview might say, “The company wasn't a good fit anyway
  13. They didn't know any better
  14. What I did isn't as bad as what someone else did.
  15. It happened because they didn't do their work on time.
  16. Downplaying rude remarks to avoid consequences
  17. I didn't have enough time anyways.
  18. Feeling disconnected from your own thoughts and feelings
  19. Dad wasn't alcoholic or abusive - I mean, everyone in the neighborhood got drunk and beat their kids on the weekends.
  20. Crying doesn't change anything.
  21. 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
  22. You blame other people or outside forces for causing the problem.
  23. Experiencing flashbacks or intrusive memories
  24. Sorry I didn't return your call, I was just too busy.