avoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted totried tosleep toescapethoughtsignoreda textfor daysshut downduring aconflictavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitused humorto dodge aseriousmomentdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”said "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tpretendednot to seeanotificationavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectavoidedcheckinggradessaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedwaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou output offorganizingyour roomor spacewaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)didn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramaplayed agame/videoto escapetold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off aconversationavoidedeyecontactavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted totried tosleep toescapethoughtsignoreda textfor daysshut downduring aconflictavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitused humorto dodge aseriousmomentdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”said "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tpretendednot to seeanotificationavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectavoidedcheckinggradessaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedwaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentlet chorespile up untilit stressedyou output offorganizingyour roomor spacewaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)didn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramaplayed agame/videoto escapetold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tput off aconversationavoidedeyecontact

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