AskOthersListento yourneedsSeekunderstanding,Not BlameStaySafeDiscoveryTakeResponsiblitityAttendTreatmentAlone isbetter thana badrelationshipHealingaboveallFindBalanceIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherTrysomething,anything(positive)Createa newstoryReplaythesceneStructureyour dayCreatea bufferFightthetriggerNoticethecostAvoidAvoidablesufferingLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseGetOrganizedWatch fordangersignsLearn fromtheexperienceSay whatyou reallythinkAskOthersListento yourneedsSeekunderstanding,Not BlameStaySafeDiscoveryTakeResponsiblitityAttendTreatmentAlone isbetter thana badrelationshipHealingaboveallFindBalanceIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherTrysomething,anything(positive)Createa newstoryReplaythesceneStructureyour dayCreatea bufferFightthetriggerNoticethecostAvoidAvoidablesufferingLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseGetOrganizedWatch fordangersignsLearn fromtheexperienceSay whatyou reallythink

COPING SKILLS - 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. Ask Others
  2. Listen to your needs
  3. Seek understanding, Not Blame
  4. Stay Safe
  5. Discovery
  6. Take Responsiblitity
  7. Attend Treatment
  8. Alone is better than a bad relationship
  9. Healing above all
  10. Find Balance
  11. If one doesn't work, try another
  12. Try something, anything (positive)
  13. Create a new story
  14. Replay the scene
  15. Structure your day
  16. Create a buffer
  17. Fight the trigger
  18. Notice the cost
  19. Avoid Avoidable suffering
  20. Link your mental illness and substance abuse
  21. Get Organized
  22. Watch for danger signs
  23. Learn from the experience
  24. Say what you really think