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

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