used humorto dodge aseriousmomentavoidedeyecontactplayed agame/videoto escapeavoidedcheckinggradessaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltignoreda textfor dayscancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustinglet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted toavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectput off aconversationdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”pretendednot to seeanotificationshut downduring aconflictavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)tried tosleep toescapethoughtsput offorganizingyour roomor spacestayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitwaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramatold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tused humorto dodge aseriousmomentavoidedeyecontactplayed agame/videoto escapeavoidedcheckinggradessaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltignoreda textfor dayscancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustinglet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted toavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectput off aconversationdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”pretendednot to seeanotificationshut downduring aconflictavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)tried tosleep toescapethoughtsput offorganizingyour roomor spacestayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitwaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramatold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’t

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