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