said “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltshut downduring aconflictsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tput offorganizingyour roomor spacelet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitplayed agame/videoto escapeused humorto dodge aseriousmomentignoreda textfor dayswaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)pretendednot to seeanotificationput off aconversationdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoidedcheckinggradescancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedtried tosleep toescapethoughtswaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentavoidedeyecontactdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramaavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongtold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tosaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltshut downduring aconflictsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tput offorganizingyour roomor spacelet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitplayed agame/videoto escapeused humorto dodge aseriousmomentignoreda textfor dayswaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)pretendednot to seeanotificationput off aconversationdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoidedcheckinggradescancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedtried tosleep toescapethoughtswaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentavoidedeyecontactdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramaavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongtold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted to

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