RelaxyourjawThink aboutsomethingyou'regrateful forCountbackwardsslowly from10 or 50Boxedbreathing (in 4, hold4, out 4)Try tounderstandthe otherpersonspoint of viewThink aboutyourgoals/valuesin lifeRemember atime youexperienced achallenge andgot through itUse afidgetConsider theconsequencesAsk yourself itit will matter 5days from nowor 5 monthsfrom nowThink ofsomethingfunnyGet adrink ofwaterAsk fora breakTalk tostaffRemindyourselfthat youcan copeEnjoy abook/comic/articleTake a deepbreath inthrough noseand exhalethrough mouthslowlyDosomethingkindGo fora walkTry toget goodsleepStretchWalkawayDrawordoodleThinkabout ahappymemoryImaginebeingsomewhererelaxingClenchand relaxyour fistsStatehowyou feelRelaxyourjawThink aboutsomethingyou'regrateful forCountbackwardsslowly from10 or 50Boxedbreathing (in 4, hold4, out 4)Try tounderstandthe otherpersonspoint of viewThink aboutyourgoals/valuesin lifeRemember atime youexperienced achallenge andgot through itUse afidgetConsider theconsequencesAsk yourself itit will matter 5days from nowor 5 monthsfrom nowThink ofsomethingfunnyGet adrink ofwaterAsk fora breakTalk tostaffRemindyourselfthat youcan copeEnjoy abook/comic/articleTake a deepbreath inthrough noseand exhalethrough mouthslowlyDosomethingkindGo fora walkTry toget goodsleepStretchWalkawayDrawordoodleThinkabout ahappymemoryImaginebeingsomewhererelaxingClenchand relaxyour fistsStatehowyou feel

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. Relax your jaw
  2. Think about something you're grateful for
  3. Count backwards slowly from 10 or 50
  4. Boxed breathing ( in 4, hold 4, out 4)
  5. Try to understand the other persons point of view
  6. Think about your goals/values in life
  7. Remember a time you experienced a challenge and got through it
  8. Use a fidget
  9. Consider the consequences
  10. Ask yourself it it will matter 5 days from now or 5 months from now
  11. Think of something funny
  12. Get a drink of water
  13. Ask for a break
  14. Talk to staff
  15. Remind yourself that you can cope
  16. Enjoy a book/comic/article
  17. Take a deep breath in through nose and exhale through mouth slowly
  18. Do something kind
  19. Go for a walk
  20. Try to get good sleep
  21. Stretch
  22. Walk away
  23. Draw or doodle
  24. Think about a happy memory
  25. Imagine being somewhere relaxing
  26. Clench and relax your fists
  27. State how you feel