Not wanting to explain yourself Feeling responsible for others’ feelings Worrying that setting boundaries will make you stand out Not knowing how to say no Feeling responsible for others’ emotions Not wanting to disappoint someone Feeling selfish for saying no Fear of conflict Fear of being left out Feeling unsure of yourself Being afraid someone will stop talking to you Worrying someone will be mad Being afraid of confrontation Not knowing what your boundaries are Not wanting to ask for help Feeling awkward Feeling awkward speaking up Not knowing what to say Wanting to fit in Feeling like you should handle everything alone Feeling guilty Low confidence Wanting to avoid drama Feeling like your needs don’t matter Not wanting to explain yourself Feeling responsible for others’ feelings Worrying that setting boundaries will make you stand out Not knowing how to say no Feeling responsible for others’ emotions Not wanting to disappoint someone Feeling selfish for saying no Fear of conflict Fear of being left out Feeling unsure of yourself Being afraid someone will stop talking to you Worrying someone will be mad Being afraid of confrontation Not knowing what your boundaries are Not wanting to ask for help Feeling awkward Feeling awkward speaking up Not knowing what to say Wanting to fit in Feeling like you should handle everything alone Feeling guilty Low confidence Wanting to avoid drama Feeling like your needs don’t matter
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.
N-Not wanting to explain yourself
O-Feeling responsible for others’ feelings
N-Worrying that setting boundaries will make you stand out
I-Not knowing how to say no
B-Feeling responsible for others’ emotions
G-Not wanting to disappoint someone
O-Feeling selfish for saying no
N-Fear of conflict
G-Fear of being left out
I-Feeling unsure of yourself
B-Being afraid someone will stop talking to you
O-Worrying someone will be mad
I-Being afraid of confrontation
B-Not knowing what your boundaries are
O-Not wanting to ask for help
N-Feeling awkward
G-Feeling awkward speaking up
G-Not knowing what to say
I-Wanting to fit in
G-Feeling like you should handle everything alone
B-Feeling guilty
O-Low confidence
I-Wanting to avoid drama
B-Feeling like your needs don’t matter