used humorto dodge aseriousmomentdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramashut downduring aconflicttold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedtried tosleep toescapethoughtsput offorganizingyour roomor spacewaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentpretendednot to seeanotificationplayed agame/videoto escapelet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tosaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)ignoreda textfor daysavoidedeyecontactput off aconversationcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoidedcheckinggradesused humorto dodge aseriousmomentdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramashut downduring aconflicttold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedtried tosleep toescapethoughtsput offorganizingyour roomor spacewaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentpretendednot to seeanotificationplayed agame/videoto escapelet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tosaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)ignoreda textfor daysavoidedeyecontactput off aconversationcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoidedcheckinggrades

Avoidance - 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. used humor to dodge a serious moment
  2. didn’t ask for help because you didn’t want to seem “dramatic”
  3. avoided making a decision because you were scared of picking wrong
  4. stayed in a bad mood instead of trying to shift it
  5. didn’t bring up a concern because you didn’t want to start drama
  6. shut down during a conflict
  7. told yourself “it’ll fix itself” even though it wouldn’t
  8. put off self-care (shower, eating, sleep) because you felt drained
  9. tried to sleep to escape thoughts
  10. put off organizing your room or space
  11. waited until midnight to start an assignment
  12. pretended not to see a notification
  13. played a game/video to escape
  14. let chores pile up until it stressed you out
  15. said "I'm fine" when you weren't
  16. avoided telling someone “no” even when you wanted to
  17. said “idk” to avoid explaining how you felt
  18. avoided starting something because it might not be perfect
  19. waited until you felt “motivated” (and motivation never came)
  20. ignored a text for days
  21. avoided eye contact
  22. put off a conversation
  23. cancelled plans because the thought of going was exhausting
  24. avoided checking grades