“Do I haveto get veryangry aboutthis?”“Is this reallythe worstthing thatcouldhappen?”Meditation“Just becauseI feel angrydoesn’t meanI have to act inan angry way.”“How big is myproblem? The size ofmy reaction shouldmatch the size of theproblem. How big doothers see theproblem? How bigshould my reaction be?”“Even though Idon’t like it, Ican put up withpeople whotreat meunfairly.”“I CAN stand itwhen I don’tget what Iwant. I cancope.”“Does it makesense to bevery angryabout this – orjust annoyed orfrustrated?”“When peoplebehave badly or aredifferent from me orwhen I don’t reallyknow them, they arenot totally badpeople.”“I can behappy evenwhen peopletreat meunfairly.”“Everyonedeserves to betreated the way Iwould like to betreated – fairly andkindly.”Talk to anadult/friendTimeoutTakea napFindsomethingfun to doFindsomewherequiet tocool downHave acooldrink“Getting angrydoesn’t helpme – it will justmake me feelbad.”“When peopledon’t act the way Iwant them to, it’snot the worst thingthat could happento me.”Screaminto yourpillowTalk to thedog/takedog forwalkTakedeepbreathsAsk forhelpListentomusic“Being treatedunfairly is notthe end of theworld.”Jump inthepool/ocean“I accept everyone– everyone makesmistakes anddoes things I don’tlike sometimes.”Anger“Do I haveto get veryangry aboutthis?”“Is this reallythe worstthing thatcouldhappen?”Meditation“Just becauseI feel angrydoesn’t meanI have to act inan angry way.”“How big is myproblem? The size ofmy reaction shouldmatch the size of theproblem. How big doothers see theproblem? How bigshould my reaction be?”“Even though Idon’t like it, Ican put up withpeople whotreat meunfairly.”“I CAN stand itwhen I don’tget what Iwant. I cancope.”“Does it makesense to bevery angryabout this – orjust annoyed orfrustrated?”“When peoplebehave badly or aredifferent from me orwhen I don’t reallyknow them, they arenot totally badpeople.”“I can behappy evenwhen peopletreat meunfairly.”“Everyonedeserves to betreated the way Iwould like to betreated – fairly andkindly.”Talk to anadult/friendTimeoutTakea napFindsomethingfun to doFindsomewherequiet tocool downHave acooldrink“Getting angrydoesn’t helpme – it will justmake me feelbad.”“When peopledon’t act the way Iwant them to, it’snot the worst thingthat could happento me.”Screaminto yourpillowTalk to thedog/takedog forwalkTakedeepbreathsAsk forhelpListentomusic“Being treatedunfairly is notthe end of theworld.”Jump inthepool/ocean“I accept everyone– everyone makesmistakes anddoes things I don’tlike sometimes.”Anger

Healthy Anger Actions/thoughts - 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. “Do I have to get very angry about this?”
  2. “Is this really the worst thing that could happen?”
  3. Meditation
  4. “Just because I feel angry doesn’t mean I have to act in an angry way.”
  5. “How big is my problem? The size of my reaction should match the size of the problem. How big do others see the problem? How big should my reaction be?”
  6. “Even though I don’t like it, I can put up with people who treat me unfairly.”
  7. “I CAN stand it when I don’t get what I want. I can cope.”
  8. “Does it make sense to be very angry about this – or just annoyed or frustrated?”
  9. “When people behave badly or are different from me or when I don’t really know them, they are not totally bad people.”
  10. “I can be happy even when people treat me unfairly.”
  11. “Everyone deserves to be treated the way I would like to be treated – fairly and kindly.”
  12. Talk to an adult/friend
  13. Timeout
  14. Take a nap
  15. Find something fun to do
  16. Find somewhere quiet to cool down
  17. Have a cool drink
  18. “Getting angry doesn’t help me – it will just make me feel bad.”
  19. “When people don’t act the way I want them to, it’s not the worst thing that could happen to me.”
  20. Scream into your pillow
  21. Talk to the dog/take dog for walk
  22. Take deep breaths
  23. Ask for help
  24. Listen to music
  25. “Being treated unfairly is not the end of the world.”
  26. Jump in the pool/ocean
  27. “I accept everyone – everyone makes mistakes and does things I don’t like sometimes.”
  28. Anger