“I CAN stand itwhen I don’tget what Iwant. I cancope.”“Does it makesense to bevery angryabout this – orjust annoyed orfrustrated?”Screaminto yourpillowTimeout“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.”“Is this reallythe worstthing thatcouldhappen?”“Everyonedeserves to betreated the way Iwould like to betreated – fairly andkindly.”“I accept everyone– everyone makesmistakes anddoes things I don’tlike sometimes.”Findsomethingfun to do“Being treatedunfairly is notthe end of theworld.”“When peoplebehave badly or aredifferent from me orwhen I don’t reallyknow them, they arenot totally badpeople.”Have acooldrinkFindsomewherequiet tocool down“I can behappy evenwhen peopletreat meunfairly.”“Do I haveto get veryangry aboutthis?”“Getting angrydoesn’t helpme – it will justmake me feelbad.”Talk to anadult/friend“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?”Takea napMeditationTakedeepbreathsAsk forhelpAngerJump inthepool/oceanListentomusicTalk to thedog/takedog forwalk“I CAN stand itwhen I don’tget what Iwant. I cancope.”“Does it makesense to bevery angryabout this – orjust annoyed orfrustrated?”Screaminto yourpillowTimeout“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.”“Is this reallythe worstthing thatcouldhappen?”“Everyonedeserves to betreated the way Iwould like to betreated – fairly andkindly.”“I accept everyone– everyone makesmistakes anddoes things I don’tlike sometimes.”Findsomethingfun to do“Being treatedunfairly is notthe end of theworld.”“When peoplebehave badly or aredifferent from me orwhen I don’t reallyknow them, they arenot totally badpeople.”Have acooldrinkFindsomewherequiet tocool down“I can behappy evenwhen peopletreat meunfairly.”“Do I haveto get veryangry aboutthis?”“Getting angrydoesn’t helpme – it will justmake me feelbad.”Talk to anadult/friend“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?”Takea napMeditationTakedeepbreathsAsk forhelpAngerJump inthepool/oceanListentomusicTalk 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. “I CAN stand it when I don’t get what I want. I can cope.”
  2. “Does it make sense to be very angry about this – or just annoyed or frustrated?”
  3. Scream into your pillow
  4. Timeout
  5. “When people don’t act the way I want them to, it’s not the worst thing that could happen to me.”
  6. “Even though I don’t like it, I can put up with people who treat me unfairly.”
  7. “Is this really the worst thing that could happen?”
  8. “Everyone deserves to be treated the way I would like to be treated – fairly and kindly.”
  9. “I accept everyone – everyone makes mistakes and does things I don’t like sometimes.”
  10. Find something fun to do
  11. “Being treated unfairly is not the end of the world.”
  12. “When people behave badly or are different from me or when I don’t really know them, they are not totally bad people.”
  13. Have a cool drink
  14. Find somewhere quiet to cool down
  15. “I can be happy even when people treat me unfairly.”
  16. “Do I have to get very angry about this?”
  17. “Getting angry doesn’t help me – it will just make me feel bad.”
  18. Talk to an adult/friend
  19. “Just because I feel angry doesn’t mean I have to act in an angry way.”
  20. “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?”
  21. Take a nap
  22. Meditation
  23. Take deep breaths
  24. Ask for help
  25. Anger
  26. Jump in the pool/ocean
  27. Listen to music
  28. Talk to the dog/take dog for walk