Tells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingNo ideahowmedicationworksImplyingthat you'rejust lazyIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanything"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Talks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedlettering"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden Topic"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Talking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend tried"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Read anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingNo ideahowmedicationworksImplyingthat you'rejust lazyIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanything"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Talks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedlettering"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden Topic"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Talking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend tried"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Read anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis For

Talking To Parents About Mental Health Bingo - 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. Tells their friends about it without your permission
  2. Claims psychiatrist just wants to sell you pills
  3. Suggests something that would, in fact, be MORE damaging to your mental health
  4. Awkward avoidance of the fact the dysfunctional household they created caused a lot of your issues
  5. Defensive about how they didn't notice you were struggling
  6. No idea how medication works
  7. Implying that you're just lazy
  8. If you're successful, it means you're not mentally ill. If you're not successful, you're just not trying
  9. Claims therapist just wants to sell you pills, doesn't realize therapist can't prescribe anything
  10. "why didn't you tell us sooner" when you did, but they didn't listen
  11. No idea how exposure therapy actually works
  12. Parent who took one (1) psych course 30 years ago attempts armchair diagnosis
  13. "Well at least you don't have [insert stigmatized mental illness you suspect you have but haven't brought up yet]"
  14. Talks about Official Diagnosis like it's a fancy certificate with your mental illness written on it in gilded lettering
  15. "what do you mean that's a symptom, you've always done that" I KNOW
  16. Suddenly learning about all your relatives' mental illnesses that were previously a Forbidden Topic
  17. "But [sibling with similar issues] does the same thing!"
  18. Talking about some weird 'cure' their friend tried
  19. "I'll believe it when I see a diagnosis" then thinks the shrink's a quack when you do get a diagnosis
  20. Parent who spends money on things they don't use guilt trips you about the cost of therapy
  21. Implying that feeling (sad, nervous, etc.) sometimes is the same as having (depression, anxiety, etc.)
  22. Read an article and now thinks they know more than you
  23. Parent notices symptoms more now that you've explained them and acts like you've suddenly started showing them more
  24. Doesn't understand what therapy is For