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

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