SeekUnderstanding,Not BlameStaySafeAvoidavoidablethinkingLearn fromtheexperienceAttendtreatmentIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherTakeResponsibilityLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseTrysomething,anything(positive)AskothersCreatea newstoryNoticetheCostFightthetriggerWatch forDangerSignsListento yourneedsAlone isbetter thanbeing in abadrelationshipHealingaboveallGetOrganizedCreateaBufferSay whatyou reallythinkDiscoveryReplaythesceneStructureyour DayFindBalanceSeekUnderstanding,Not BlameStaySafeAvoidavoidablethinkingLearn fromtheexperienceAttendtreatmentIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherTakeResponsibilityLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseTrysomething,anything(positive)AskothersCreatea newstoryNoticetheCostFightthetriggerWatch forDangerSignsListento yourneedsAlone isbetter thanbeing in abadrelationshipHealingaboveallGetOrganizedCreateaBufferSay whatyou reallythinkDiscoveryReplaythesceneStructureyour DayFindBalance

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