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

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