Life ishard foreverybodyYou justneed aboyfriend/girlfriendYou justneed tochangeyour dietOthers did___ andnow they'recuredYou justneed topray/findGod/besavedMedicationskeep youfrom being"real"You justneed tobe morepositiveIf you canlaugh, youare notdepressedYou justwantspecialtreatmentYou justneedsome self-controlSo manypeopleyou reallyARE sickEveryonegetsdepressed/anxiousSo manypeople haveit worsethan youI wish Icould beanorexic (tolose weight)You're justbeingdramaticYou justneedmoreexerciseYou justneed tosuck it upYou justneed to pushyourselfharderThere is nosuch thingas ___(diagnosis)You willnever be"ok" againI wish Icould bemanicHow canyou do thisto yourfamily?You don'tlookbipolar/depressedIt can'tbe thatbadLife ishard foreverybodyYou justneed aboyfriend/girlfriendYou justneed tochangeyour dietOthers did___ andnow they'recuredYou justneed topray/findGod/besavedMedicationskeep youfrom being"real"You justneed tobe morepositiveIf you canlaugh, youare notdepressedYou justwantspecialtreatmentYou justneedsome self-controlSo manypeopleyou reallyARE sickEveryonegetsdepressed/anxiousSo manypeople haveit worsethan youI wish Icould beanorexic (tolose weight)You're justbeingdramaticYou justneedmoreexerciseYou justneed tosuck it upYou justneed to pushyourselfharderThere is nosuch thingas ___(diagnosis)You willnever be"ok" againI wish Icould bemanicHow canyou do thisto yourfamily?You don'tlookbipolar/depressedIt can'tbe thatbad

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