tried tosleep toescapethoughtsstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitput off aconversationsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tused humorto dodge aseriousmomentavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectwaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentput offorganizingyour roomor spacepretendednot to seeanotificationdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”waited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)let chorespile up untilit stressedyou outshut downduring aconflictplayed agame/videoto escapeput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tocancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoidedcheckinggradestold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramasaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltavoidedeyecontactignoreda textfor daysavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrongtried tosleep toescapethoughtsstayed in abad moodinstead oftrying to shiftitput off aconversationsaid "I'mfine" whenyouweren'tused humorto dodge aseriousmomentavoided startingsomethingbecause itmight not beperfectwaited untilmidnight tostart anassignmentput offorganizingyour roomor spacepretendednot to seeanotificationdidn’t ask forhelp becauseyou didn’twant to seem“dramatic”waited until youfelt “motivated”(and motivationnever came)let chorespile up untilit stressedyou outshut downduring aconflictplayed agame/videoto escapeput off self-care (shower,eating, sleep)because youfelt drainedavoided tellingsomeone “no”even whenyou wanted tocancelledplans becausethe thought ofgoing wasexhaustingavoidedcheckinggradestold yourself“it’ll fix itself”even thoughit wouldn’tdidn’t bringup a concernbecause youdidn’t want tostart dramasaid “idk” toavoidexplaininghow you feltavoidedeyecontactignoreda textfor daysavoided makinga decisionbecause youwere scared ofpicking wrong

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