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

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