pretendednot to seeanotificationdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”shut downduring aconflicttried tosleep toescapethoughtsput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted toavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongavoidedeyecontactdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectput offorganizingyour roomor spacetold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingignoreda textfor daysplayed agame/videoto escapelet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)put off aconversationused humorto dodge aseriousmomentavoidedcheckinggradessaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltpretendednot to seeanotificationdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”shut downduring aconflicttried tosleep toescapethoughtsput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted toavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongavoidedeyecontactdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramawaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectput offorganizingyour roomor spacetold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tcancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingignoreda textfor daysplayed agame/videoto escapelet chorespile up untilit stressedyou outwaited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)put off aconversationused humorto dodge aseriousmomentavoidedcheckinggradessaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitsaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you felt

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