TakeresponsibilityWatch fordangersignsSet aboundaryChooseself-resepectAsk forhelpReplacedestructiveactivitiesActionsfirst andfeelingswill followSolvetheproblemSet anactionplanGetorganizedMake acommitmentSelf-nurtureExpect growthto feeluncomfortablePrioritizehealingDo therightthingTalkyourselfthrough itCreatenew"tapes"StaysafeMake adecisionInspireyourselfGet otherto supportyourrecoveryToleratethefeelingIf one waydoesn'twork, tryanotherWhen indoubt, dowhat'shardestSeekunderstanding,not blameLet go ofdestructiverelationshipsImangineMovetowardyouroppositeSetbacksare notfailuresTrusttheprocessAskothersSet adealineNoticewhat youcancontrolPraiseyourselfReach forcommunityresourcesCreatea newstoryWhen indoubt,don'tHonestyDetach fromemotional(GROUNDING)Structureyour dayPlanit outThink of theconsequenceUsekinderlanguageLeavea badsceneLearn fromexperienceTrysomething,anythingPracticedelayTake goodcare ofyour body PaceyourselfPersistNoticethesourceAttendtreatmentCreatepositiveaddictionsNoticethecostExaminetheevidenceCreatea bufferCompassionAlone isbetter thana badrelationshipListyouroptionsSoothingtalkIdentifya beliefAvoidavoidablesufferingListento yourneedsSay whatyou reallythinkHealingaboveallDo the bestyou canwith whatyou haveCreateMeaningFindrule tolive byLinkPTSD andsubstanceabuseRewardyourselfNotice thechoicepointRethinkFocuson nowWorkthematerialFightthetriggerReplaythesceneObserverepeatingpatternsIntegratethe splitselfProtectyourselfTakeresponsibilityWatch fordangersignsSet aboundaryChooseself-resepectAsk forhelpReplacedestructiveactivitiesActionsfirst andfeelingswill followSolvetheproblemSet anactionplanGetorganizedMake acommitmentSelf-nurtureExpect growthto feeluncomfortablePrioritizehealingDo therightthingTalkyourselfthrough itCreatenew"tapes"StaysafeMake adecisionInspireyourselfGet otherto supportyourrecoveryToleratethefeelingIf one waydoesn'twork, tryanotherWhen indoubt, dowhat'shardestSeekunderstanding,not blameLet go ofdestructiverelationshipsImangineMovetowardyouroppositeSetbacksare notfailuresTrusttheprocessAskothersSet adealineNoticewhat youcancontrolPraiseyourselfReach forcommunityresourcesCreatea newstoryWhen indoubt,don'tHonestyDetach fromemotional(GROUNDING)Structureyour dayPlanit outThink of theconsequenceUsekinderlanguageLeavea badsceneLearn fromexperienceTrysomething,anythingPracticedelayTake goodcare ofyour body PaceyourselfPersistNoticethesourceAttendtreatmentCreatepositiveaddictionsNoticethecostExaminetheevidenceCreatea bufferCompassionAlone isbetter thana badrelationshipListyouroptionsSoothingtalkIdentifya beliefAvoidavoidablesufferingListento yourneedsSay whatyou reallythinkHealingaboveallDo the bestyou canwith whatyou haveCreateMeaningFindrule tolive byLinkPTSD andsubstanceabuseRewardyourselfNotice thechoicepointRethinkFocuson nowWorkthematerialFightthetriggerReplaythesceneObserverepeatingpatternsIntegratethe splitselfProtectyourself

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