Usedcheerleading/encouragingstatements"Prayed" toGod, theUniverse, ahigherpower, etc.Taken abubblebathPlanneda mentalvacationPictureda "happyplace"Done awriting orartisticexerciseUsed avisualizationexerciseTaken ahot orcoldshowerConsideredvalues whenmaking adecisionDonesome typeofexerciseCreated alist of copingskills to usewhenneededDone ahobby todistractyourselfComparedyoursituationto anotherDonesomethingfor someoneelseImaginedyourselfsuccessfullycoping throughthe situationSnappeda rubberband onyour wristReada bookCreated alist ofpossiblesolutionsWatchedTV /VideosUsedmindfulnessto focus onone thing inthe momentMade a list ofthings todo/focus onwhenoverwhelmedSteppedback andfoundmeaning in asituationCreated a"vacation"atmospherefor yourselfHeld ice inyour hand /to the backof your neckUsedcheerleading/encouragingstatements"Prayed" toGod, theUniverse, ahigherpower, etc.Taken abubblebathPlanneda mentalvacationPictureda "happyplace"Done awriting orartisticexerciseUsed avisualizationexerciseTaken ahot orcoldshowerConsideredvalues whenmaking adecisionDonesome typeofexerciseCreated alist of copingskills to usewhenneededDone ahobby todistractyourselfComparedyoursituationto anotherDonesomethingfor someoneelseImaginedyourselfsuccessfullycoping throughthe situationSnappeda rubberband onyour wristReada bookCreated alist ofpossiblesolutionsWatchedTV /VideosUsedmindfulnessto focus onone thing inthe momentMade a list ofthings todo/focus onwhenoverwhelmedSteppedback andfoundmeaning in asituationCreated a"vacation"atmospherefor yourselfHeld ice inyour hand /to the backof your neck

Distress Tolerance 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. Used cheerleading / encouraging statements
  2. "Prayed" to God, the Universe, a higher power, etc.
  3. Taken a bubble bath
  4. Planned a mental vacation
  5. Pictured a "happy place"
  6. Done a writing or artistic exercise
  7. Used a visualization exercise
  8. Taken a hot or cold shower
  9. Considered values when making a decision
  10. Done some type of exercise
  11. Created a list of coping skills to use when needed
  12. Done a hobby to distract yourself
  13. Compared your situation to another
  14. Done something for someone else
  15. Imagined yourself successfully coping through the situation
  16. Snapped a rubber band on your wrist
  17. Read a book
  18. Created a list of possible solutions
  19. Watched TV / Videos
  20. Used mindfulness to focus on one thing in the moment
  21. Made a list of things to do/focus on when overwhelmed
  22. Stepped back and found meaning in a situation
  23. Created a "vacation" atmosphere for yourself
  24. Held ice in your hand / to the back of your neck