No ideahowmedicationworksAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosis"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Claimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem more"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"If you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapySuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than you"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthImplyingthat you'rejust lazyTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForNo ideahowmedicationworksAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosis"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Claimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem more"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"If you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapySuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than you"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthImplyingthat you'rejust lazyTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis For

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