No idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyNo ideahowmedicationworksParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youImplyingthat you'rejust lazyDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForParent 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 adiagnosisTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanything"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlisten"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Claimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!""what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyNo ideahowmedicationworksParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youImplyingthat you'rejust lazyDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForParent 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 adiagnosisTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanything"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlisten"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Claimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!""what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealth

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