Suddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapy"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Talking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend tried"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]""what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsImplyingthat you'rejust lazy"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!""I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisNo ideahowmedicationworksTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapy"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingRead anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Talking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend tried"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]""what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsImplyingthat you'rejust lazy"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!""I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosisNo ideahowmedicationworksTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem more

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