FightthetriggerStaySafeGetOrganizedListento yourneedsStructureyour dayHealingaboveallTakeResponsiblitityAttendTreatmentAlone isbetter thana badrelationshipNoticethecostIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherFindBalanceWatch fordangersignsTrysomething,anything(positive)AskOthersLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseDiscoveryLearn fromtheexperienceReplaythesceneSeekunderstanding,Not BlameSay whatyou reallythinkAvoidAvoidablesufferingCreatea newstoryCreatea bufferFightthetriggerStaySafeGetOrganizedListento yourneedsStructureyour dayHealingaboveallTakeResponsiblitityAttendTreatmentAlone isbetter thana badrelationshipNoticethecostIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherFindBalanceWatch fordangersignsTrysomething,anything(positive)AskOthersLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseDiscoveryLearn fromtheexperienceReplaythesceneSeekunderstanding,Not BlameSay whatyou reallythinkAvoidAvoidablesufferingCreatea newstoryCreatea buffer

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