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