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

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