used humorto dodge aseriousmomentdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentput offorganizingyour roomor spacepretendednot to seeanotificationshut downduring aconflictavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectput off aconversationtold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tostayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltavoidedcheckinggradeswaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)avoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingplayed agame/videoto escapeavoidedeyecontactlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outignoreda textfor daystried tosleep toescapethoughtsused humorto dodge aseriousmomentdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentput offorganizingyour roomor spacepretendednot to seeanotificationshut downduring aconflictavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectput off aconversationtold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”avoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tostayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltavoidedcheckinggradeswaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)avoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingplayed agame/videoto escapeavoidedeyecontactlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outignoreda textfor daystried tosleep toescapethoughts

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