StaySafeGetOrganizedFindBalanceAttendtreatmentTakeResponsibilitySeekUnderstanding,Not BlameAlone isbetter thanbeing in abadrelationshipCreatea newstorySay whatyou reallythinkIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherTrysomething,anything(positive)Structureyour DayReplaythesceneListento yourneedsFightthetriggerLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseWatch forDangerSignsLearn fromtheexperienceAskothersNoticetheCostHealingaboveallDiscoveryCreateaBufferAvoidavoidablethinkingStaySafeGetOrganizedFindBalanceAttendtreatmentTakeResponsibilitySeekUnderstanding,Not BlameAlone isbetter thanbeing in abadrelationshipCreatea newstorySay whatyou reallythinkIf onedoesn'twork, tryanotherTrysomething,anything(positive)Structureyour DayReplaythesceneListento yourneedsFightthetriggerLink yourmentalillness andsubstanceabuseWatch forDangerSignsLearn fromtheexperienceAskothersNoticetheCostHealingaboveallDiscoveryCreateaBufferAvoidavoidablethinking

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