Leave thepast inthe pastAfter 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 denialcaDad wasn'talcoholic or abusive- I mean, everyonein the neighborhoodgot drunk and beattheir kids on theweekends.Feeling likeyou're outsideof your body orwatchingyourself from adistanceDownplayingrude remarksto avoidconsequencesSomeone denies thatthey have an alcoholor substance usedisorder becausethey can still functionand go to work eachday.Feeling likeyou're onautopilotwhile drivingIt happenedbecausethey didn'tdo their workon time.I rememberschool, butnot muchabout home.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.Feelingdisconnectedfrom yourown thoughtsand feelingsSorry I didn'treturn yourcall, I wasjust too busy.You blameother people oroutside forcesfor causing theproblem.Experiencingflashbacksor intrusivememoriesCryingdoesn'tchangeanything.Theydidn'tknow anybetterSomeone whodidn't prepare fora job interviewmight say, “Thecompany wasn'ta good fit anywayBeing soabsorbed in abook or moviethat you losetrack of time.Dismissinggood gradesor positivefeedback asinsignificantI'm justoverreactingWhat I didisn't as badas whatsomeoneelse did.Amnesia orblacking outlarge chunksof timeAn employee whois consistently lateto work might say,"The traffic isalways sounpredictable inthe mornings".I didn't haveenoughtimeanyways.Leave thepast inthe pastAfter 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 denialcaDad wasn'talcoholic or abusive- I mean, everyonein the neighborhoodgot drunk and beattheir kids on theweekends.Feeling likeyou're outsideof your body orwatchingyourself from adistanceDownplayingrude remarksto avoidconsequencesSomeone denies thatthey have an alcoholor substance usedisorder becausethey can still functionand go to work eachday.Feeling likeyou're onautopilotwhile drivingIt happenedbecausethey didn'tdo their workon time.I rememberschool, butnot muchabout home.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.Feelingdisconnectedfrom yourown thoughtsand feelingsSorry I didn'treturn yourcall, I wasjust too busy.You blameother people oroutside forcesfor causing theproblem.Experiencingflashbacksor intrusivememoriesCryingdoesn'tchangeanything.Theydidn'tknow anybetterSomeone whodidn't prepare fora job interviewmight say, “Thecompany wasn'ta good fit anywayBeing soabsorbed in abook or moviethat you losetrack of time.Dismissinggood gradesor positivefeedback asinsignificantI'm justoverreactingWhat I didisn't as badas whatsomeoneelse did.Amnesia orblacking outlarge chunksof timeAn employee whois consistently lateto work might say,"The traffic isalways sounpredictable inthe mornings".I didn't haveenoughtimeanyways.

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