Destructive or compulsive behaviors (e.g., breaking things) Pacing or aimless wandering Dissociation or "checking out" mentally Giving up or withdrawing from goals Avoiding responsibilities Ruminating or obsessing over problems Practicing mindfulness or meditation Drinking water or having a snack Sarcasm or masking pain with humor Laughing or watching something funny Journaling Drawing or coloring Deep breathing Bottling up emotions Emotional eating or skipping meals Talking to a friend or family member Listening to music Using grounding techniques (e.g., 5-4-3- 2-1) Negative self-talk or self- criticism Oversleeping to avoid problems Binge- watching to numb emotions Isolating from others Going for a walk Asking for help Destructive or compulsive behaviors (e.g., breaking things) Pacing or aimless wandering Dissociation or "checking out" mentally Giving up or withdrawing from goals Avoiding responsibilities Ruminating or obsessing over problems Practicing mindfulness or meditation Drinking water or having a snack Sarcasm or masking pain with humor Laughing or watching something funny Journaling Drawing or coloring Deep breathing Bottling up emotions Emotional eating or skipping meals Talking to a friend or family member Listening to music Using grounding techniques (e.g., 5-4-3- 2-1) Negative self-talk or self- criticism Oversleeping to avoid problems Binge- watching to numb emotions Isolating from others Going for a walk Asking for help
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.
N-Destructive or compulsive behaviors (e.g., breaking things)
N-Pacing or aimless wandering
G-Dissociation or "checking out" mentally
I-Giving up or withdrawing from goals
N-Avoiding responsibilities
O-Ruminating or obsessing over problems
O-Practicing mindfulness or meditation
I-Drinking water or having a snack
B-Sarcasm or masking pain with humor
O-Laughing or watching something funny
G-Journaling
B-Drawing or coloring
B-Deep breathing
N-Bottling up emotions
B-Emotional eating or skipping meals
I-Talking to a friend or family member
G-Listening to music
O-Using grounding techniques (e.g., 5-4-3-2-1)
I-Negative self-talk or self-criticism
G-Oversleeping to avoid problems
B-Binge-watching to numb emotions
I-Isolating from others
O-Going for a walk
G-Asking for help