Comparing yourself to others Feeling pressured to be happy “Why can’t I be normal?” “You used to be so fun” Feeling judged Feeling overwhelmed Seeing drug or alcohol ads Waiting around Someone minimizing addiction “I can control it now” Old family roles returning Someone insisting “just one” Being offered a drink Grief or missing someone “It’s tradition!” Smell of alcohol “I’ll start over after the holidays” “You look fine now” comments People getting louder/drunker Shame about the past Feeling like you don’t belong Feeling responsible for keeping the peace Being stuck without transportation Being around old using friends Comparing yourself to others Feeling pressured to be happy “Why can’t I be normal?” “You used to be so fun” Feeling judged Feeling overwhelmed Seeing drug or alcohol ads Waiting around Someone minimizing addiction “I can control it now” Old family roles returning Someone insisting “just one” Being offered a drink Grief or missing someone “It’s tradition!” Smell of alcohol “I’ll start over after the holidays” “You look fine now” comments People getting louder/drunker Shame about the past Feeling like you don’t belong Feeling responsible for keeping the peace Being stuck without transportation Being around old using friends
(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.
Comparing yourself to others
Feeling pressured to be happy
“Why can’t I be normal?”
“You used to be so fun”
Feeling judged
Feeling overwhelmed
Seeing drug or alcohol ads
Waiting around
Someone minimizing addiction
“I can control it now”
Old family roles returning
Someone insisting “just one”
Being offered a drink
Grief or missing someone
“It’s tradition!”
Smell of alcohol
“I’ll start over after the holidays”
“You look fine now” comments
People getting louder/drunker
Shame about the past
Feeling like you don’t belong
Feeling responsible for keeping the peace
Being stuck without transportation
Being around old using friends