If you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestruggling"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 youDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis For"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"No idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthImplyingthat you'rejust lazyParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermission"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringNo ideahowmedicationworksSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Parent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingDefensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestruggling"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 youDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis For"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"No idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthImplyingthat you'rejust lazyParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermission"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlistenTalks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedletteringNo ideahowmedicationworksSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden TopicAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Parent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pillsClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanything

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