let chorespile up untilit stressedyou outstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitavoidedeyecontactsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltput offorganizingyour roomor spacedidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)avoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongavoidedcheckinggradesplayed agame/videoto escapeshut downduring aconflictavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted toavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfecttried tosleep toescapethoughtsdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”pretendednot to seeanotificationignoreda textfor dayswaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentused humorto dodge aseriousmomentput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingtold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off aconversationlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitavoidedeyecontactsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltput offorganizingyour roomor spacedidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)avoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongavoidedcheckinggradesplayed agame/videoto escapeshut downduring aconflictavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted toavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfecttried tosleep toescapethoughtsdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”pretendednot to seeanotificationignoreda textfor dayswaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentused humorto dodge aseriousmomentput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingtold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off aconversation

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