avoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted toplayed agame/videoto escapestayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitput offorganizingyour roomor spaceavoidedeyecontactpretendednot to seeanotificationwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)waited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedavoidedcheckinggradesused humorto dodge aseriousmomentshut downduring aconflicttold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tput off aconversationcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramalet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outtried tosleep toescapethoughtsavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectignoreda textfor daysdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted toplayed agame/videoto escapestayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitput offorganizingyour roomor spaceavoidedeyecontactpretendednot to seeanotificationwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)waited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedavoidedcheckinggradesused humorto dodge aseriousmomentshut downduring aconflicttold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tput off aconversationcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramalet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outtried tosleep toescapethoughtsavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectignoreda textfor daysdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”

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