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

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