Claimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicNo ideahowmedicationworksTalks 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 adiagnosisSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Implying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Tells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis For"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingImplyingthat you'rejust lazy"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Awkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicNo ideahowmedicationworksTalks 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 adiagnosisSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Implying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Tells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis For"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingImplyingthat you'rejust lazy"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Awkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapy

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