Suggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pills"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosis"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Talks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedlettering"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Defensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingNo ideahowmedicationworksNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyImplyingthat you'rejust lazyImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Read anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden Topic"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlisten"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issuesSuggestssomething thatwould, in fact, beMORE damagingto your mentalhealthClaimspsychiatristjust wants tosell you pills"I'll believe it whenI see a diagnosis"then thinks theshrink's a quackwhen you do get adiagnosis"Well at least youdon't have [insertstigmatizedmental illness yoususpect you havebut haven'tbrought up yet]"Talks about OfficialDiagnosis like it's afancy certificate withyour mental illnesswritten on it in gildedlettering"But [siblingwith similarissues] doesthe samething!"Defensiveabout how theydidn't noticeyou werestrugglingParent who tookone (1) psychcourse 30 yearsago attemptsarmchairdiagnosisClaims therapistjust wants to sellyou pills, doesn'trealize therapistcan't prescribeanythingNo ideahowmedicationworksNo idea howexposuretherapyactuallyworksTells theirfriends aboutit withoutyourpermissionParent whospends money onthings they don'tuse guilt trips youabout the cost oftherapyImplyingthat you'rejust lazyImplying thatfeeling (sad,nervous, etc.)sometimes is thesame as having(depression,anxiety, etc.)Read anarticle andnow thinksthey knowmore than youDoesn'tunderstandwhat therapyis ForIf you'resuccessful, itmeans you're notmentally ill. Ifyou're notsuccessful, you'rejust not tryingParent noticessymptoms more nowthat you've explainedthem and acts likeyou've suddenlystarted showingthem moreSuddenly learningabout all yourrelatives' mentalillnesses that werepreviously aForbidden Topic"why didn't youtell us sooner"when you did,but they didn'tlisten"what do youmean that's asymptom,you've alwaysdone that" IKNOWTalking aboutsome weird'cure' theirfriend triedAwkwardavoidance of thefact thedysfunctionalhousehold theycreated caused alot of your issues

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