didn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”waited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)shut downduring aconflictsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tused humorto dodge aseriousmomentsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tostayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitput offorganizingyour roomor spacetold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentput off aconversationcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoidedcheckinggradesput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedignoreda textfor dayspretendednot to seeanotificationplayed agame/videoto escapelet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outavoidedeyecontacttried tosleep toescapethoughtsdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”waited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)shut downduring aconflictsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tused humorto dodge aseriousmomentsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tostayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitput offorganizingyour roomor spacetold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentput off aconversationcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoidedcheckinggradesput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedignoreda textfor dayspretendednot to seeanotificationplayed agame/videoto escapelet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outavoidedeyecontacttried 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. didn’t ask for help because you didn’t want to seem “dramatic”
  2. waited until you felt “motivated” (and motivation never came)
  3. shut down during a conflict
  4. said "I'm fine" when you weren't
  5. used humor to dodge a serious moment
  6. said “idk” to avoid explaining how you felt
  7. avoided telling someone “no” even when you wanted to
  8. stayed in a bad mood instead of trying to shift it
  9. put off organizing your room or space
  10. told yourself “it’ll fix itself” even though it wouldn’t
  11. avoided making a decision because you were scared of picking wrong
  12. avoided starting something because it might not be perfect
  13. didn’t bring up a concern because you didn’t want to start drama
  14. waited until midnight to start an assignment
  15. put off a conversation
  16. cancelled plans because the thought of going was exhausting
  17. avoided checking grades
  18. put off self-care (shower, eating, sleep) because you felt drained
  19. ignored a text for days
  20. pretended not to see a notification
  21. played a game/video to escape
  22. let chores pile up until it stressed you out
  23. avoided eye contact
  24. tried to sleep to escape thoughts