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