Suddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermission"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Defensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingImplyingthat you'rejust lazyClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend tried"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 adiagnosisParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than you"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingNo ideahowmedicationworksParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermission"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Defensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingImplyingthat you'rejust lazyClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend tried"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 adiagnosisParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than you"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingNo ideahowmedicationworksParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealth

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