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

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