Remember atime youexperienced achallenge andgot through itRelaxyourjawThink aboutyourgoals/valuesin lifeImaginebeingsomewhererelaxingClenchand relaxyour fistsAsk yourself itit will matter 5days from nowor 5 monthsfrom nowAsk fora breakRemindyourselfthat youcan copeConsider theconsequencesBoxedbreathing (in 4, hold4, out 4)DrawordoodleGo fora walkStatehowyou feelThink aboutsomethingyou'regrateful forWalkawayDosomethingkindThinkabout ahappymemoryGet adrink ofwaterTake a deepbreath inthrough noseand exhalethrough mouthslowlyUse afidgetTry toget goodsleepStretchTry tounderstandthe otherpersonspoint of viewThink ofsomethingfunnyCountbackwardsslowly from10 or 50Talk tostaffEnjoy abook/comic/articleRemember atime youexperienced achallenge andgot through itRelaxyourjawThink aboutyourgoals/valuesin lifeImaginebeingsomewhererelaxingClenchand relaxyour fistsAsk yourself itit will matter 5days from nowor 5 monthsfrom nowAsk fora breakRemindyourselfthat youcan copeConsider theconsequencesBoxedbreathing (in 4, hold4, out 4)DrawordoodleGo fora walkStatehowyou feelThink aboutsomethingyou'regrateful forWalkawayDosomethingkindThinkabout ahappymemoryGet adrink ofwaterTake a deepbreath inthrough noseand exhalethrough mouthslowlyUse afidgetTry toget goodsleepStretchTry tounderstandthe otherpersonspoint of viewThink ofsomethingfunnyCountbackwardsslowly from10 or 50Talk tostaffEnjoy abook/comic/article

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