Implyingthat you'rejust lazyDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapy"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Awkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"No idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworks"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedlettering"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOW"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)No ideahowmedicationworksClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingImplyingthat you'rejust lazyDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapy"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Awkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"No idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworks"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedlettering"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOW"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)No ideahowmedicationworksClaims 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 you're just lazy
  2. Doesn't understand what therapy is For
  3. Claims psychiatrist just wants to sell you pills
  4. Suddenly learning about all your relatives' mental illnesses that were previously a Forbidden Topic
  5. Tells their friends about it without your permission
  6. Parent notices symptoms more now that you've explained them and acts like you've suddenly started showing them more
  7. Talking about some weird 'cure' their friend tried
  8. Suggests something that would, in fact, be MORE damaging to your mental health
  9. Read an article and now thinks they know more than you
  10. Defensive about how they didn't notice you were struggling
  11. If you're successful, it means you're not mentally ill. If you're not successful, you're just not trying
  12. Parent who spends money on things they don't use guilt trips you about the cost of therapy
  13. "Well at least you don't have [insert stigmatized mental illness you suspect you have but haven't brought up yet]"
  14. Awkward avoidance of the fact the dysfunctional household they created caused a lot of your issues
  15. Parent who took one (1) psych course 30 years ago attempts armchair diagnosis
  16. "But [sibling with similar issues] does the same thing!"
  17. No idea how exposure therapy actually works
  18. "why didn't you tell us sooner" when you did, but they didn't listen
  19. Talks about Official Diagnosis like it's a fancy certificate with your mental illness written on it in gilded lettering
  20. "what do you mean that's a symptom, you've always done that" I KNOW
  21. "I'll believe it when I see a diagnosis" then thinks the shrink's a quack when you do get a diagnosis
  22. Implying that feeling (sad, nervous, etc.) sometimes is the same as having (depression, anxiety, etc.)
  23. No idea how medication works
  24. Claims therapist just wants to sell you pills, doesn't realize therapist can't prescribe anything