FeelingjudgedFeelingresponsiblefor keepingthe peaceComparingyourself toothersOld familyrolesreturningWaitingaroundBeing stuckwithouttransportationBeingaroundold usingfriendsShameaboutthe pastGrief ormissingsomeoneSmellofalcohol“It’stradition!”“You lookfine now”comments“I’ll startover aftertheholidays”People gettinglouder/drunkerSeeingdrug oralcoholadsBeingoffereda drink“Whycan’t I benormal?”Feelingpressuredto behappy“I cancontrolit now”SomeoneminimizingaddictionSomeoneinsisting“just one”Feelinglike youdon’tbelong“You usedto be sofun”FeelingoverwhelmedFeelingjudgedFeelingresponsiblefor keepingthe peaceComparingyourself toothersOld familyrolesreturningWaitingaroundBeing stuckwithouttransportationBeingaroundold usingfriendsShameaboutthe pastGrief ormissingsomeoneSmellofalcohol“It’stradition!”“You lookfine now”comments“I’ll startover aftertheholidays”People gettinglouder/drunkerSeeingdrug oralcoholadsBeingoffereda drink“Whycan’t I benormal?”Feelingpressuredto behappy“I cancontrolit now”SomeoneminimizingaddictionSomeoneinsisting“just one”Feelinglike youdon’tbelong“You usedto be sofun”Feelingoverwhelmed

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