"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Doesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForImplyingthat you'rejust lazySuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicNo ideahowmedicationworksAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapy"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Parent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanything"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedlettering"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Parent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"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]"Doesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForImplyingthat you'rejust lazySuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicNo ideahowmedicationworksAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapy"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Parent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanything"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedlettering"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Parent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosis"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlisten

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