Feelingoverwhelmed“You lookfine now”comments“I cancontrolit now”Being stuckwithouttransportationBeingaroundold usingfriendsSmellofalcoholGrief ormissingsomeoneShameaboutthe pastSomeoneminimizingaddictionPeople gettinglouder/drunkerSeeingdrug oralcoholadsBeingoffereda drinkFeelingjudgedComparingyourself toothersFeelinglike youdon’tbelongSomeoneinsisting“just one”“Whycan’t I benormal?”Old familyrolesreturning“You usedto be sofun”“It’stradition!”Feelingresponsiblefor keepingthe peaceWaitingaroundFeelingpressuredto behappy“I’ll startover aftertheholidays”Feelingoverwhelmed“You lookfine now”comments“I cancontrolit now”Being stuckwithouttransportationBeingaroundold usingfriendsSmellofalcoholGrief ormissingsomeoneShameaboutthe pastSomeoneminimizingaddictionPeople gettinglouder/drunkerSeeingdrug oralcoholadsBeingoffereda drinkFeelingjudgedComparingyourself toothersFeelinglike youdon’tbelongSomeoneinsisting“just one”“Whycan’t I benormal?”Old familyrolesreturning“You usedto be sofun”“It’stradition!”Feelingresponsiblefor keepingthe peaceWaitingaroundFeelingpressuredto behappy“I’ll startover aftertheholidays”

Holiday Triggers - 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. Feeling overwhelmed
  2. “You look fine now” comments
  3. “I can control it now”
  4. Being stuck without transportation
  5. Being around old using friends
  6. Smell of alcohol
  7. Grief or missing someone
  8. Shame about the past
  9. Someone minimizing addiction
  10. People getting louder/drunker
  11. Seeing drug or alcohol ads
  12. Being offered a drink
  13. Feeling judged
  14. Comparing yourself to others
  15. Feeling like you don’t belong
  16. Someone insisting “just one”
  17. “Why can’t I be normal?”
  18. Old family roles returning
  19. “You used to be so fun”
  20. “It’s tradition!”
  21. Feeling responsible for keeping the peace
  22. Waiting around
  23. Feeling pressured to be happy
  24. “I’ll start over after the holidays”