So manypeopleyou reallyARE sickHow canyou do thisto yourfamily?You justneed to pushyourselfharderEveryonegetsdepressed/anxiousI wish Icould bemanicYou willnever be"ok" againIt can'tbe thatbadThere is nosuch thingas ___(diagnosis)Others did___ andnow they'recuredYou justneed aboyfriend/girlfriendYou justneed tosuck it upYou don'tlookbipolar/depressedSo manypeople haveit worsethan youI wish Icould beanorexic (tolose weight)If you canlaugh, youare notdepressedYou justneed tobe morepositiveYou justneed tochangeyour dietLife ishard foreverybodyMedicationskeep youfrom being"real"You justneedsome self-controlYou justneedmoreexerciseYou justneed topray/findGod/besavedYou justwantspecialtreatmentYou're justbeingdramaticSo manypeopleyou reallyARE sickHow canyou do thisto yourfamily?You justneed to pushyourselfharderEveryonegetsdepressed/anxiousI wish Icould bemanicYou willnever be"ok" againIt can'tbe thatbadThere is nosuch thingas ___(diagnosis)Others did___ andnow they'recuredYou justneed aboyfriend/girlfriendYou justneed tosuck it upYou don'tlookbipolar/depressedSo manypeople haveit worsethan youI wish Icould beanorexic (tolose weight)If you canlaugh, youare notdepressedYou justneed tobe morepositiveYou justneed tochangeyour dietLife ishard foreverybodyMedicationskeep youfrom being"real"You justneedsome self-controlYou justneedmoreexerciseYou justneed topray/findGod/besavedYou justwantspecialtreatmentYou're justbeingdramatic

Mental Illness Stigma 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. So many people you really ARE sick
  2. How can you do this to your family?
  3. You just need to push yourself harder
  4. Everyone gets depressed/ anxious
  5. I wish I could be manic
  6. You will never be "ok" again
  7. It can't be that bad
  8. There is no such thing as ___ (diagnosis)
  9. Others did ___ and now they're cured
  10. You just need a boyfriend/ girlfriend
  11. You just need to suck it up
  12. You don't look bipolar/ depressed
  13. So many people have it worse than you
  14. I wish I could be anorexic (to lose weight)
  15. If you can laugh, you are not depressed
  16. You just need to be more positive
  17. You just need to change your diet
  18. Life is hard for everybody
  19. Medications keep you from being "real"
  20. You just need some self-control
  21. You just need more exercise
  22. You just need to pray/find God/be saved
  23. You just want special treatment
  24. You're just being dramatic