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

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