Consider theconsequencesTry tounderstandthe otherpersonspoint of viewRemindyourselfthat youcan copeThink ofsomethingfunnyTry toget goodsleepThink aboutyourgoals/valuesin lifeGo fora walkUse afidgetStretchStatehowyou feelThinkabout ahappymemoryAsk yourself itit will matter 5days from nowor 5 monthsfrom nowRelaxyourjawTake a deepbreath inthrough noseand exhalethrough mouthslowlyDrawordoodleRemember atime youexperienced achallenge andgot through itTalk tostaffClenchand relaxyour fistsWalkawayImaginebeingsomewhererelaxingAsk fora breakDosomethingkindBoxedbreathing (in 4, hold4, out 4)Get adrink ofwaterThink aboutsomethingyou'regrateful forEnjoy abook/comic/articleCountbackwardsslowly from10 or 50Consider theconsequencesTry tounderstandthe otherpersonspoint of viewRemindyourselfthat youcan copeThink ofsomethingfunnyTry toget goodsleepThink aboutyourgoals/valuesin lifeGo fora walkUse afidgetStretchStatehowyou feelThinkabout ahappymemoryAsk yourself itit will matter 5days from nowor 5 monthsfrom nowRelaxyourjawTake a deepbreath inthrough noseand exhalethrough mouthslowlyDrawordoodleRemember atime youexperienced achallenge andgot through itTalk tostaffClenchand relaxyour fistsWalkawayImaginebeingsomewhererelaxingAsk fora breakDosomethingkindBoxedbreathing (in 4, hold4, out 4)Get adrink ofwaterThink aboutsomethingyou'regrateful forEnjoy abook/comic/articleCountbackwardsslowly from10 or 50

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