FightthetriggerNoticetheCostListento yourneedsSeekUnderstanding,Not BlameCreateaBufferHealingaboveallAskothersAlone isbetter thanbeing in abadrelationshipWatch forDangerSignsTakeResponsibilityGetOrganizedFindBalanceLearn fromtheexperienceIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherReplaythesceneDiscoveryTrysomething,anything(positive)Say whatyou reallythinkStructureyour DayAvoidavoidablethinkingAttendtreatmentStaySafeLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseCreatea newstoryFightthetriggerNoticetheCostListento yourneedsSeekUnderstanding,Not BlameCreateaBufferHealingaboveallAskothersAlone isbetter thanbeing in abadrelationshipWatch forDangerSignsTakeResponsibilityGetOrganizedFindBalanceLearn fromtheexperienceIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherReplaythesceneDiscoveryTrysomething,anything(positive)Say whatyou reallythinkStructureyour DayAvoidavoidablethinkingAttendtreatmentStaySafeLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseCreatea newstory

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. Notice the Cost
  3. Listen to your needs
  4. Seek Understanding, Not Blame
  5. Create a Buffer
  6. Healing above all
  7. Ask others
  8. Alone is better than being in a bad relationship
  9. Watch for Danger Signs
  10. Take Responsibility
  11. Get Organized
  12. Find Balance
  13. Learn from the experience
  14. If one doesn't work, try another
  15. Replay the scene
  16. Discovery
  17. Try something, anything (positive)
  18. Say what you really think
  19. Structure your Day
  20. Avoid avoidable thinking
  21. Attend treatment
  22. Stay Safe
  23. Link your mental illness and substance abuse
  24. Create a new story