What is oneskill you canuse whenyou feel toofull?What is oneencouraging thingyou could say toyourself whileyou’re having atough day?Name 3things youcan do whenyou feelanxious.What is onething you cando to getthrough dinnerout at arestaurant?Restructure thefollowing: “I shouldbe happy. Ishouldn’t getdepressed ortired.”Give anexample as tohow beingpersistent hashelped withyour recovery.What situationdid you comeacross todaythat you couldhave used acoping skill?Which role in lifedo you enjoy themost? Give 1reason why youare good at thisrole.Share yourfavoriteway todistract.Restructurethis negativeself talk: “I willneverrecover”.What is oneway tomakesweekendseasier?Name 1behavior/skill youhave learned fromsomeone else thathas helped yourrecoveryName 3things youcan do whenyou feellonely.Tell about atime this weekthat you havecopedsuccessfully.Name 5 things inthe room that areblack. This is acoping skill calleddistractingthoughts.Why is it notgood to usedistraction asyour onlycoping skill?Give 3examplesof positiveself talk.What is onething you cando to getthrough a familyor holidaydinner?Restructure thisnegative selftalk: “I failed onmy week’s goal.I am a failure”Name 3sensations (egfrozen orange)you can use toeither distractor calm downWhy aremistakes part ofrecovery andnot indicative offailure?Why is ithelpful to usesensations toself-soothe?What is 1encouragingthing you couldsay to yourselfafter you madea mistake?Describe anexamplewhen askingfor help wasbeneficial.What is oneskill you canuse whenyou feel toofull?What is oneencouraging thingyou could say toyourself whileyou’re having atough day?Name 3things youcan do whenyou feelanxious.What is onething you cando to getthrough dinnerout at arestaurant?Restructure thefollowing: “I shouldbe happy. Ishouldn’t getdepressed ortired.”Give anexample as tohow beingpersistent hashelped withyour recovery.What situationdid you comeacross todaythat you couldhave used acoping skill?Which role in lifedo you enjoy themost? Give 1reason why youare good at thisrole.Share yourfavoriteway todistract.Restructurethis negativeself talk: “I willneverrecover”.What is oneway tomakesweekendseasier?Name 1behavior/skill youhave learned fromsomeone else thathas helped yourrecoveryName 3things youcan do whenyou feellonely.Tell about atime this weekthat you havecopedsuccessfully.Name 5 things inthe room that areblack. This is acoping skill calleddistractingthoughts.Why is it notgood to usedistraction asyour onlycoping skill?Give 3examplesof positiveself talk.What is onething you cando to getthrough a familyor holidaydinner?Restructure thisnegative selftalk: “I failed onmy week’s goal.I am a failure”Name 3sensations (egfrozen orange)you can use toeither distractor calm downWhy aremistakes part ofrecovery andnot indicative offailure?Why is ithelpful to usesensations toself-soothe?What is 1encouragingthing you couldsay to yourselfafter you madea mistake?Describe anexamplewhen askingfor help wasbeneficial.

Coping Skills Bingo - 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. What is one skill you can use when you feel too full?
  2. What is one encouraging thing you could say to yourself while you’re having a tough day?
  3. Name 3 things you can do when you feel anxious.
  4. What is one thing you can do to get through dinner out at a restaurant?
  5. Restructure the following: “I should be happy. I shouldn’t get depressed or tired.”
  6. Give an example as to how being persistent has helped with your recovery.
  7. What situation did you come across today that you could have used a coping skill?
  8. Which role in life do you enjoy the most? Give 1 reason why you are good at this role.
  9. Share your favorite way to distract.
  10. Restructure this negative self talk: “I will never recover”.
  11. What is one way to makes weekends easier?
  12. Name 1 behavior/skill you have learned from someone else that has helped your recovery
  13. Name 3 things you can do when you feel lonely.
  14. Tell about a time this week that you have coped successfully.
  15. Name 5 things in the room that are black. This is a coping skill called distracting thoughts.
  16. Why is it not good to use distraction as your only coping skill?
  17. Give 3 examples of positive self talk.
  18. What is one thing you can do to get through a family or holiday dinner?
  19. Restructure this negative self talk: “I failed on my week’s goal. I am a failure”
  20. Name 3 sensations (eg frozen orange) you can use to either distract or calm down
  21. Why are mistakes part of recovery and not indicative of failure?
  22. Why is it helpful to use sensations to self-soothe?
  23. What is 1 encouraging thing you could say to yourself after you made a mistake?
  24. Describe an example when asking for help was beneficial.