Thinkabout ahappymemoryGet adrink ofwaterTry toget goodsleepThink ofsomethingfunnyWalkawayUse afidgetImaginebeingsomewhererelaxingThink aboutyourgoals/valuesin lifeConsider theconsequencesDrawordoodleThink aboutsomethingyou'regrateful forBoxedbreathing (in 4, hold4, out 4)Talk tostaffDosomethingkindTry tounderstandthe otherpersonspoint of viewGo fora walkCountbackwardsslowly from10 or 50Ask yourself itit will matter 5days from nowor 5 monthsfrom nowRemember atime youexperienced achallenge andgot through itRemindyourselfthat youcan copeClenchand relaxyour fistsTake a deepbreath inthrough noseand exhalethrough mouthslowlyStatehowyou feelStretchEnjoy abook/comic/articleRelaxyourjawAsk fora breakThinkabout ahappymemoryGet adrink ofwaterTry toget goodsleepThink ofsomethingfunnyWalkawayUse afidgetImaginebeingsomewhererelaxingThink aboutyourgoals/valuesin lifeConsider theconsequencesDrawordoodleThink aboutsomethingyou'regrateful forBoxedbreathing (in 4, hold4, out 4)Talk tostaffDosomethingkindTry tounderstandthe otherpersonspoint of viewGo fora walkCountbackwardsslowly from10 or 50Ask yourself itit will matter 5days from nowor 5 monthsfrom nowRemember atime youexperienced achallenge andgot through itRemindyourselfthat youcan copeClenchand relaxyour fistsTake a deepbreath inthrough noseand exhalethrough mouthslowlyStatehowyou feelStretchEnjoy abook/comic/articleRelaxyourjawAsk fora break

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