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

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