Feeling likeyou're outsideof your body orwatchingyourself from adistanceDismissinggood gradesor positivefeedback asinsignificantSomeone whodidn't prepare fora job interviewmight say, “Thecompany wasn'ta good fit anywayI didn't haveenoughtimeanyways.Theydidn'tknow anybetterCryingdoesn'tchangeanything.An employee whois consistently lateto work might say,"The traffic isalways sounpredictable inthe mornings".You blameother people oroutside forcesfor causing theproblem.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.Dad wasn'talcoholic or abusive- I mean, everyonein the neighborhoodgot drunk and beattheir kids on theweekends.Someone denies thatthey have an alcoholor substance usedisorder becausethey can still functionand go to work eachday.Sorry I didn'treturn yourcall, I wasjust too busy.Leave thepast inthe pastI rememberschool, butnot muchabout home.Downplayingrude remarksto avoidconsequencesI'm justoverreactingBeing soabsorbed in abook or moviethat you losetrack of time.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 denialcaWhat I didisn't as badas whatsomeoneelse did.Amnesia orblacking outlarge chunksof timeExperiencingflashbacksor intrusivememoriesIt happenedbecausethey didn'tdo their workon time.Feelingdisconnectedfrom yourown thoughtsand feelingsFeeling likeyou're onautopilotwhile drivingFeeling likeyou're outsideof your body orwatchingyourself from adistanceDismissinggood gradesor positivefeedback asinsignificantSomeone whodidn't prepare fora job interviewmight say, “Thecompany wasn'ta good fit anywayI didn't haveenoughtimeanyways.Theydidn'tknow anybetterCryingdoesn'tchangeanything.An employee whois consistently lateto work might say,"The traffic isalways sounpredictable inthe mornings".You blameother people oroutside forcesfor causing theproblem.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.Dad wasn'talcoholic or abusive- I mean, everyonein the neighborhoodgot drunk and beattheir kids on theweekends.Someone denies thatthey have an alcoholor substance usedisorder becausethey can still functionand go to work eachday.Sorry I didn'treturn yourcall, I wasjust too busy.Leave thepast inthe pastI rememberschool, butnot muchabout home.Downplayingrude remarksto avoidconsequencesI'm justoverreactingBeing soabsorbed in abook or moviethat you losetrack of time.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 denialcaWhat I didisn't as badas whatsomeoneelse did.Amnesia orblacking outlarge chunksof timeExperiencingflashbacksor intrusivememoriesIt happenedbecausethey didn'tdo their workon time.Feelingdisconnectedfrom yourown thoughtsand feelingsFeeling likeyou're onautopilotwhile driving

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