Implying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Talks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworks"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]""I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisImplyingthat you'rejust lazy"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youNo ideahowmedicationworksTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pills"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Suddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Talks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworks"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]""I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisImplyingthat you'rejust lazy"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youNo ideahowmedicationworksTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pills"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Suddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanything

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