Implyingthat you'rejust lazy"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Parent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not trying"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Read anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesParent 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]"Claims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringNo ideahowmedicationworksNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworks"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsImplyingthat you'rejust lazy"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Parent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not trying"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Read anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesParent 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]"Claims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringNo ideahowmedicationworksNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworks"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pills

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