Ask forhelp“When peopledon’t act the way Iwant them to, it’snot the worst thingthat could happento me.”“Even though Idon’t like it, Ican put up withpeople whotreat meunfairly.”“Everyonedeserves to betreated the way Iwould like to betreated – fairly andkindly.”Timeout“I CAN stand itwhen I don’tget what Iwant. I cancope.”“Getting angrydoesn’t helpme – it will justmake me feelbad.”“I accept everyone– everyone makesmistakes anddoes things I don’tlike sometimes.”“How big is myproblem? The size ofmy reaction shouldmatch the size of theproblem. How big doothers see theproblem? How bigshould my reaction be?”“Just becauseI feel angrydoesn’t meanI have to act inan angry way.”Meditation“I can behappy evenwhen peopletreat meunfairly.”“Being treatedunfairly is notthe end of theworld.”Have acooldrinkTakedeepbreathsAnger“Do I haveto get veryangry aboutthis?”“Is this reallythe worstthing thatcouldhappen?”Jump inthepool/ocean“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.”Findsomethingfun to doTalk to anadult/friendFindsomewherequiet tocool downTakea napScreaminto yourpillowListentomusicTalk to thedog/takedog forwalkAsk forhelp“When peopledon’t act the way Iwant them to, it’snot the worst thingthat could happento me.”“Even though Idon’t like it, Ican put up withpeople whotreat meunfairly.”“Everyonedeserves to betreated the way Iwould like to betreated – fairly andkindly.”Timeout“I CAN stand itwhen I don’tget what Iwant. I cancope.”“Getting angrydoesn’t helpme – it will justmake me feelbad.”“I accept everyone– everyone makesmistakes anddoes things I don’tlike sometimes.”“How big is myproblem? The size ofmy reaction shouldmatch the size of theproblem. How big doothers see theproblem? How bigshould my reaction be?”“Just becauseI feel angrydoesn’t meanI have to act inan angry way.”Meditation“I can behappy evenwhen peopletreat meunfairly.”“Being treatedunfairly is notthe end of theworld.”Have acooldrinkTakedeepbreathsAnger“Do I haveto get veryangry aboutthis?”“Is this reallythe worstthing thatcouldhappen?”Jump inthepool/ocean“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.”Findsomethingfun to doTalk to anadult/friendFindsomewherequiet tocool downTakea napScreaminto yourpillowListentomusicTalk to thedog/takedog forwalk

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