Set anactionplanGetorganizedStaysafeExpect growthto feeluncomfortableLeavea badsceneMovetowardyouroppositeCreateMeaningChooseself-resepectFindrule tolive bySolvetheproblemWorkthematerialPrioritizehealingListyouroptionsAvoidavoidablesufferingInspireyourselfReach forcommunityresourcesGet otherto supportyourrecoverySet adealineHonestyPlanit outToleratethefeelingTrysomething,anythingIf one waydoesn'twork, tryanotherWhen indoubt,don'tSeekunderstanding,not blameCompassionExaminetheevidenceUsekinderlanguageFocuson nowTakeresponsibilityDo therightthingObserverepeatingpatternsLearn fromexperienceCreatepositiveaddictionsNotice thechoicepointAsk forhelpSay whatyou reallythinkNoticewhat youcancontrolTrusttheprocessReplacedestructiveactivitiesCreatea bufferTalkyourselfthrough itRethinkSet aboundarySoothingtalkDetach fromemotional(GROUNDING)Structureyour dayNoticethecostAlone isbetter thana badrelationshipLet go ofdestructiverelationshipsSelf-nurtureDo the bestyou canwith whatyou haveCreatea newstoryActionsfirst andfeelingswill followTake goodcare ofyour body PraiseyourselfWhen indoubt, dowhat'shardestPaceyourselfMake acommitmentReplaythesceneCreatenew"tapes"Think of theconsequenceNoticethesourceProtectyourselfPersistHealingaboveallAskothersIdentifya beliefAttendtreatmentPracticedelayWatch fordangersignsRewardyourselfImangineSetbacksare notfailuresLinkPTSD andsubstanceabuseFightthetriggerMake adecisionIntegratethe splitselfListento yourneedsSet anactionplanGetorganizedStaysafeExpect growthto feeluncomfortableLeavea badsceneMovetowardyouroppositeCreateMeaningChooseself-resepectFindrule tolive bySolvetheproblemWorkthematerialPrioritizehealingListyouroptionsAvoidavoidablesufferingInspireyourselfReach forcommunityresourcesGet otherto supportyourrecoverySet adealineHonestyPlanit outToleratethefeelingTrysomething,anythingIf one waydoesn'twork, tryanotherWhen indoubt,don'tSeekunderstanding,not blameCompassionExaminetheevidenceUsekinderlanguageFocuson nowTakeresponsibilityDo therightthingObserverepeatingpatternsLearn fromexperienceCreatepositiveaddictionsNotice thechoicepointAsk forhelpSay whatyou reallythinkNoticewhat youcancontrolTrusttheprocessReplacedestructiveactivitiesCreatea bufferTalkyourselfthrough itRethinkSet aboundarySoothingtalkDetach fromemotional(GROUNDING)Structureyour dayNoticethecostAlone isbetter thana badrelationshipLet go ofdestructiverelationshipsSelf-nurtureDo the bestyou canwith whatyou haveCreatea newstoryActionsfirst andfeelingswill followTake goodcare ofyour body PraiseyourselfWhen indoubt, dowhat'shardestPaceyourselfMake acommitmentReplaythesceneCreatenew"tapes"Think of theconsequenceNoticethesourceProtectyourselfPersistHealingaboveallAskothersIdentifya beliefAttendtreatmentPracticedelayWatch fordangersignsRewardyourselfImangineSetbacksare notfailuresLinkPTSD andsubstanceabuseFightthetriggerMake adecisionIntegratethe splitselfListento yourneeds

Safe 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. Set an action plan
  2. Get organized
  3. Stay safe
  4. Expect growth to feel uncomfortable
  5. Leave a bad scene
  6. Move toward your opposite
  7. Create Meaning
  8. Choose self-resepect
  9. Find rule to live by
  10. Solve the problem
  11. Work the material
  12. Prioritize healing
  13. List your options
  14. Avoid avoidable suffering
  15. Inspire yourself
  16. Reach for community resources
  17. Get other to support your recovery
  18. Set a dealine
  19. Honesty
  20. Plan it out
  21. Tolerate the feeling
  22. Try something, anything
  23. If one way doesn't work, try another
  24. When in doubt, don't
  25. Seek understanding, not blame
  26. Compassion
  27. Examine the evidence
  28. Use kinder language
  29. Focus on now
  30. Take responsibility
  31. Do the right thing
  32. Observe repeating patterns
  33. Learn from experience
  34. Create positive addictions
  35. Notice the choice point
  36. Ask for help
  37. Say what you really think
  38. Notice what you can control
  39. Trust the process
  40. Replace destructive activities
  41. Create a buffer
  42. Talk yourself through it
  43. Rethink
  44. Set a boundary
  45. Soothing talk
  46. Detach from emotional (GROUNDING)
  47. Structure your day
  48. Notice the cost
  49. Alone is better than a bad relationship
  50. Let go of destructive relationships
  51. Self-nurture
  52. Do the best you can with what you have
  53. Create a new story
  54. Actions first and feelings will follow
  55. Take good care of your body
  56. Praise yourself
  57. When in doubt, do what's hardest
  58. Pace yourself
  59. Make a commitment
  60. Replay the scene
  61. Create new "tapes"
  62. Think of the consequence
  63. Notice the source
  64. Protect yourself
  65. Persist
  66. Healing above all
  67. Ask others
  68. Identify a belief
  69. Attend treatment
  70. Practice delay
  71. Watch for danger signs
  72. Reward yourself
  73. Imangine
  74. Setbacks are not failures
  75. Link PTSD and substance abuse
  76. Fight the trigger
  77. Make a decision
  78. Integrate the split self
  79. Listen to your needs