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