compare ittosomethingmore painfulgo fora walkrepeatreassuringaffirmationsDo a workproject orschoolassignmentwatch thoughts“evaporate”into a cloudand float intothe distancedonateitemsplay agamesqueezea rubberballcleanyourroomrememberhow faryou'vecomeusemindfulnessrent amoviestandin therainlisten toapodcastcountto 10playwith apet helpfriendshelp afriendcook amealput yourpain ona shelfsurprisesomeonewrite aletter tosomeoneworkonpuzzlesyell"no"delayharmfulurges forone hourPut yoursituation inperspectivefindvolunteerworkremembera time youwereresilientgo toaneventhelp aneighborpush itaway by"leavingit"sendsomeonea nicemessageWrite inajournalread abooksad?watch ahappymovielisten tomusic thatevokesemotionshift yourthoughts tosomethingneutralThink of atime whenyou were inmoredistresstake acoldshowerhold icein yourhandlistento loudmusicbuild animaginarywallcompare ittosomethingmore painfulgo fora walkrepeatreassuringaffirmationsDo a workproject orschoolassignmentwatch thoughts“evaporate”into a cloudand float intothe distancedonateitemsplay agamesqueezea rubberballcleanyourroomrememberhow faryou'vecomeusemindfulnessrent amoviestandin therainlisten toapodcastcountto 10playwith apethelpfriendshelp afriendcook amealput yourpain ona shelfsurprisesomeonewrite aletter tosomeoneworkonpuzzlesyell"no"delayharmfulurges forone hourPut yoursituation inperspectivefindvolunteerworkremembera time youwereresilientgo toaneventhelp aneighborpush itaway by"leavingit"sendsomeonea nicemessageWrite inajournalread abooksad?watch ahappymovielisten tomusic thatevokesemotionshift yourthoughts tosomethingneutralThink of atime whenyou were inmoredistresstake acoldshowerhold icein yourhandlistento loudmusicbuild animaginarywall

ACCEPTS - 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. compare it to something more painful
  2. go for a walk
  3. repeat reassuring affirmations
  4. Do a work project or school assignment
  5. watch thoughts “evaporate” into a cloud and float into the distance
  6. donate items
  7. play a game
  8. squeeze a rubber ball
  9. clean your room
  10. remember how far you've come
  11. use mindfulness
  12. rent a movie
  13. stand in the rain
  14. listen to a podcast
  15. count to 10
  16. play with a pet
  17. help a friend
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  18. cook a meal
  19. put your pain on a shelf
  20. surprise someone
  21. write a letter to someone
  22. work on puzzles
  23. yell "no"
  24. delay harmful urges for one hour
  25. Put your situation in perspective
  26. find volunteer work
  27. remember a time you were resilient
  28. go to an event
  29. help a neighbor
  30. push it away by "leaving it"
  31. send someone a nice message
  32. Write in a journal
  33. read a book
  34. sad? watch a happy movie
  35. listen to music that evokes emotion
  36. shift your thoughts to something neutral
  37. Think of a time when you were in more distress
  38. take a cold shower
  39. hold ice in your hand
  40. listen to loud music
  41. build an imaginary wall