Implyingthat you'rejust lazySuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Read anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than you"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Tells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingNo ideahowmedicationworks"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 moreClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworks"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" IKNOWTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapySuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicImplyingthat you'rejust lazySuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Read anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than you"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Tells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingNo ideahowmedicationworks"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 moreClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworks"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" IKNOWTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapySuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden Topic

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