told yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”put offorganizingyour roomor spaceignoreda textfor dayscancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingwaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentpretendednot to seeanotificationput off aconversationused humorto dodge aseriousmomentavoidedeyecontacttried tosleep toescapethoughtsavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted towaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)said "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramaavoidedcheckinggradesshut downduring aconflictplayed agame/videoto escapestayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftittold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”put offorganizingyour roomor spaceignoreda textfor dayscancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingwaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentpretendednot to seeanotificationput off aconversationused humorto dodge aseriousmomentavoidedeyecontacttried tosleep toescapethoughtsavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted towaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)said "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramaavoidedcheckinggradesshut downduring aconflictplayed agame/videoto escapestayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftit

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