Drinking water Setting boundaries Reading Taking a walk Peaceful Box breathing Shut down Family time Noticing triggers Progressive muscle relaxation Journaling Feelings Grounded Gratitude list Stretching Therapist check-in Optimal Zone Choosing kindness (toward self or others) Hyperarousal Lighting a candle Sweaty palms Sad Jittery Self- Soothing Mindset & Awareness Asking for a break Coping Skills & Tools Overwhelmed Visualization Numb Happy Peer support Clenched jaw Racing heart Group therapy “This feeling will pass” Hypoarousal Body Signals Drawing or coloring Anxious Support & Connection Staying present Restless legs “I can handle this” Naming emotions Grounding exercise Positive self-talk Asking for help Focusing on one thing at a time Self- compassion Slumped posture Texting someone safe Slow breathing Watching a comfort show Muscle tension Confident Acceptance Active listening Hopeful States & Zones Yawning a lot Support system Lonely Talking to a friend Angry Petting an animal Butterflies in stomach Calm & present Mindfulness Shaky hands Warm shower Listening to music Frustrated Deep breathing Weighted blanket Checked out Irritable Drinking water Setting boundaries Reading Taking a walk Peaceful Box breathing Shut down Family time Noticing triggers Progressive muscle relaxation Journaling Feelings Grounded Gratitude list Stretching Therapist check-in Optimal Zone Choosing kindness (toward self or others) Hyperarousal Lighting a candle Sweaty palms Sad Jittery Self- Soothing Mindset & Awareness Asking for a break Coping Skills & Tools Overwhelmed Visualization Numb Happy Peer support Clenched jaw Racing heart Group therapy “This feeling will pass” Hypoarousal Body Signals Drawing or coloring Anxious Support & Connection Staying present Restless legs “I can handle this” Naming emotions Grounding exercise Positive self-talk Asking for help Focusing on one thing at a time Self- compassion Slumped posture Texting someone safe Slow breathing Watching a comfort show Muscle tension Confident Acceptance Active listening Hopeful States & Zones Yawning a lot Support system Lonely Talking to a friend Angry Petting an animal Butterflies in stomach Calm & present Mindfulness Shaky hands Warm shower Listening to music Frustrated Deep breathing Weighted blanket Checked out Irritable
(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.
Drinking water
Setting boundaries
Reading
Taking a walk
Peaceful
Box breathing
Shut down
Family time
Noticing triggers
Progressive muscle relaxation
Journaling
Feelings
Grounded
Gratitude list
Stretching
Therapist check-in
Optimal Zone
Choosing kindness (toward self or others)
Hyperarousal
Lighting a candle
Sweaty palms
Sad
Jittery
Self-Soothing
Mindset & Awareness
Asking for a break
Coping Skills & Tools
Overwhelmed
Visualization
Numb
Happy
Peer support
Clenched jaw
Racing heart
Group therapy
“This feeling will pass”
Hypoarousal
Body Signals
Drawing or coloring
Anxious
Support & Connection
Staying present
Restless legs
“I can handle this”
Naming emotions
Grounding exercise
Positive self-talk
Asking for help
Focusing on one thing at a time
Self-compassion
Slumped posture
Texting someone safe
Slow breathing
Watching a comfort show
Muscle tension
Confident
Acceptance
Active listening
Hopeful
States & Zones
Yawning a lot
Support system
Lonely
Talking to a friend
Angry
Petting an animal
Butterflies in stomach
Calm & present
Mindfulness
Shaky hands
Warm shower
Listening to music
Frustrated
Deep breathing
Weighted blanket
Checked out
Irritable