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