“Do I haveto get veryangry aboutthis?”Findsomethingfun to do“Being treatedunfairly is notthe end of theworld.”“Getting angrydoesn’t helpme – it will justmake me feelbad.”Takea nap“When peoplebehave badly or aredifferent from me orwhen I don’t reallyknow them, they arenot totally badpeople.”Jump inthepool/ocean“I can behappy evenwhen peopletreat meunfairly.”Screaminto yourpillowTimeoutFindsomewherequiet tocool downMeditation“Everyonedeserves to betreated the way Iwould like to betreated – fairly andkindly.”Anger“I accept everyone– everyone makesmistakes anddoes things I don’tlike sometimes.”Talk to anadult/friendHave acooldrink“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?”“Does it makesense to bevery angryabout this – orjust annoyed orfrustrated?”“Is this reallythe worstthing thatcouldhappen?”“I CAN stand itwhen I don’tget what Iwant. I cancope.”“Even though Idon’t like it, Ican put up withpeople whotreat meunfairly.”“When peopledon’t act the way Iwant them to, it’snot the worst thingthat could happento me.”ListentomusicTalk to thedog/takedog forwalkAsk forhelpTakedeepbreaths“Do I haveto get veryangry aboutthis?”Findsomethingfun to do“Being treatedunfairly is notthe end of theworld.”“Getting angrydoesn’t helpme – it will justmake me feelbad.”Takea nap“When peoplebehave badly or aredifferent from me orwhen I don’t reallyknow them, they arenot totally badpeople.”Jump inthepool/ocean“I can behappy evenwhen peopletreat meunfairly.”Screaminto yourpillowTimeoutFindsomewherequiet tocool downMeditation“Everyonedeserves to betreated the way Iwould like to betreated – fairly andkindly.”Anger“I accept everyone– everyone makesmistakes anddoes things I don’tlike sometimes.”Talk to anadult/friendHave acooldrink“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?”“Does it makesense to bevery angryabout this – orjust annoyed orfrustrated?”“Is this reallythe worstthing thatcouldhappen?”“I CAN stand itwhen I don’tget what Iwant. I cancope.”“Even though Idon’t like it, Ican put up withpeople whotreat meunfairly.”“When peopledon’t act the way Iwant them to, it’snot the worst thingthat could happento me.”ListentomusicTalk to thedog/takedog forwalkAsk forhelpTakedeepbreaths

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