(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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MYTH:
Having a mental illness means you are “crazy.”
FACT:
don’t let others perceptions scare you from getting the help you need.
FACT:
No one would choose to have a mental illness, just as no one would choose to have a physical illness.
MYTH:
Once bipolar disorder is under control, people can stop their medications.
MYTH: Social anxiety is the same as being shy.
MYTH:
“Antidepressants will change your personality”
MYTH:
It is impossible to help someone with bipolar disorder.
FACT: The vast majority of people with mental health problems are no more likely to be violent than anyone else.
1 in 5 of adults in America, experience mental illness
18.1% (43.6 million) of U.S. adults ages 18 years or older suffered from any mental illness
MYTH:
Anxiety isn't real
More than 30% of bipolar patients can expect full and complete recovery
MYTH: People with mental health problems are violent and unpredictable.
FACT: Schizophrenia often involves a variety of symptoms, but not one involves multiple personalities.
FACT:
Bipolar disorder can be effectively treated and managed.
It's important to seek out support systems when feeling down
MYTH:
People are “faking it” or doing it for attention.
FACT:
Social anxiety and being shy are not the same.
MYTH:
People with schizophrenia have multiple personalities.
MYTH: It’s obvious someone has an anxiety disorder.
FACT:
It's plain and simple, having a mental illness does not mean you are “crazy.”
FACT:
Bipolar disorder is an illness that most often requires people to continue taking medications, even if they are symptom free.
FACT:
Bipolar disorder is a medical condition just like diabetes or any other health condition.
Taking medication and seeking therapy is the best combo for mental illness
FACT:
After taking them, many people with depression begin to feel like themselves again.
Depression is the leading cause
of disability worldwide, and is a
major contributor to the global
burden of disease.
MYTH:
Seeking help for mental illness will lead to being ostracized and make symptoms worse.
MYTH:
Bipolar disorder is caused by a personal weakness or character flaw.
