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

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