said “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outtried tosleep toescapethoughtsused humorto dodge aseriousmomentwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)cancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectavoidedcheckinggradesplayed agame/videoto escapedidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongput off aconversationpretendednot to seeanotificationignoreda textfor daysshut downduring aconflictput offorganizingyour roomor spaceavoidedeyecontacttold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tosaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outtried tosleep toescapethoughtsused humorto dodge aseriousmomentwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)cancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectavoidedcheckinggradesplayed agame/videoto escapedidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongput off aconversationpretendednot to seeanotificationignoreda textfor daysshut downduring aconflictput offorganizingyour roomor spaceavoidedeyecontacttold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitavoided 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. said "I'm fine" when you weren't
  3. put off self-care (shower, eating, sleep) because you felt drained
  4. let chores pile up until it stressed you out
  5. tried to sleep to escape thoughts
  6. used humor to dodge a serious moment
  7. waited until you felt “motivated” (and motivation never came)
  8. cancelled plans because the thought of going was exhausting
  9. avoided starting something because it might not be perfect
  10. avoided checking grades
  11. played a game/video to escape
  12. didn’t bring up a concern because you didn’t want to start drama
  13. waited until midnight to start an assignment
  14. didn’t ask for help because you didn’t want to seem “dramatic”
  15. avoided making a decision because you were scared of picking wrong
  16. put off a conversation
  17. pretended not to see a notification
  18. ignored a text for days
  19. shut down during a conflict
  20. put off organizing your room or space
  21. avoided eye contact
  22. told yourself “it’ll fix itself” even though it wouldn’t
  23. stayed in a bad mood instead of trying to shift it
  24. avoided telling someone “no” even when you wanted to