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

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