Shutdown/freeze during conflict Still feeling like a burden when expressing emotions People say “you’re too much” Feeling like the parent’s therapist Emotional parentification Overexplaining to avoid being misunderstood Big reactions to “small” triggers Fear of being seen as dramatic Hyper- aware of tone/body language Felt like the "problem child" Crying when angry or frustrated You analyze everyone’s emotions Can’t tell if you’re overreacting or valid Taught to “stay neutral” in conflict Chronic guilt after standing up for yourself Panic when plans change Constant need to explain yourself Being told “you’re too sensitive” Struggle to name your needs Oversharing then regretting it Felt unheard growing up Struggle to say “no” without guilt “Don’t talk back” = can’t speak up Emotionally distant or intense caregivers Shutdown/freeze during conflict Still feeling like a burden when expressing emotions People say “you’re too much” Feeling like the parent’s therapist Emotional parentification Overexplaining to avoid being misunderstood Big reactions to “small” triggers Fear of being seen as dramatic Hyper- aware of tone/body language Felt like the "problem child" Crying when angry or frustrated You analyze everyone’s emotions Can’t tell if you’re overreacting or valid Taught to “stay neutral” in conflict Chronic guilt after standing up for yourself Panic when plans change Constant need to explain yourself Being told “you’re too sensitive” Struggle to name your needs Oversharing then regretting it Felt unheard growing up Struggle to say “no” without guilt “Don’t talk back” = can’t speak up Emotionally distant or intense caregivers
(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.
Shutdown/freeze during conflict
Still feeling like a burden when expressing emotions
People say “you’re too much”
Feeling like the parent’s therapist
Emotional parentification
Overexplaining to avoid being misunderstood
Big reactions to “small” triggers
Fear of being seen as dramatic
Hyper-aware of tone/body language
Felt like the "problem child"
Crying when angry or frustrated
You analyze everyone’s emotions
Can’t tell if you’re overreacting or valid
Taught to “stay neutral” in conflict
Chronic guilt after standing up for yourself
Panic when plans change
Constant need to explain yourself
Being told “you’re too sensitive”
Struggle to name your needs
Oversharing then regretting it
Felt unheard growing up
Struggle to say “no” without guilt
“Don’t talk back” = can’t speak up
Emotionally distant or intense caregivers