"Stopchoosingto be avictim.""I know someonewho went throughwar, famine, cancer,blah blah blah andTHEY don't cryabout it!""Well, I havenever heard ofanything likethat, so I don'tbelieve you.""Whenwere YOUincombat?""I know for aFACT that if awoman claimsPTSD, she'slying forattention!""How can youhave PTSDwhen you'venever been inthe military,liar?""My mother was aHolocaust survivorand she didn'thave PTSD, orever complain!Grow up!""Go talk to aveteran ifyou thinkyou havetrauma.""Women lieabout sexualabuse all thetime. Rapedoesn't reallyexist.""What didyou do tocreate theproblem?""Talking aboutyour problemsis weak. Justshut up andcope!""Nothing badhas everhappened toyou, you're justa whiny spoiledwhite brat.""Having abroken nail ora bad hair dayisn't 'trauma',sweetie.""Everyone isdiagnosingthemselves withthat. Who told youthat you havePTSD?""Everyonejust has toplay thevictim, huh?""It sucks thatREAL soldiers withPTSD are nottaken seriouslythanks to peoplelike you.""Suck it up,buttercup./Getoverit./Everyonehas problems.""I'm so tired ofhearing aboutother people'sproblems. Gethelp!""Oh, itseems to bethe trendthese days.""You need totakeresponsibilityfor your ownproblems.""Someonesaying meanwords to youisn't trauma.""I never takeanyoneseriously whoclaims to havePTSD. It'salways fake.""Can youexplain to meexactly howyou got your'trauma'?""Well, myhusband wentto Iraq and HEdoesn't have it,so you're a liar!""Stopchoosingto be avictim.""I know someonewho went throughwar, famine, cancer,blah blah blah andTHEY don't cryabout it!""Well, I havenever heard ofanything likethat, so I don'tbelieve you.""Whenwere YOUincombat?""I know for aFACT that if awoman claimsPTSD, she'slying forattention!""How can youhave PTSDwhen you'venever been inthe military,liar?""My mother was aHolocaust survivorand she didn'thave PTSD, orever complain!Grow up!""Go talk to aveteran ifyou thinkyou havetrauma.""Women lieabout sexualabuse all thetime. Rapedoesn't reallyexist.""What didyou do tocreate theproblem?""Talking aboutyour problemsis weak. Justshut up andcope!""Nothing badhas everhappened toyou, you're justa whiny spoiledwhite brat.""Having abroken nail ora bad hair dayisn't 'trauma',sweetie.""Everyone isdiagnosingthemselves withthat. Who told youthat you havePTSD?""Everyonejust has toplay thevictim, huh?""It sucks thatREAL soldiers withPTSD are nottaken seriouslythanks to peoplelike you.""Suck it up,buttercup./Getoverit./Everyonehas problems.""I'm so tired ofhearing aboutother people'sproblems. Gethelp!""Oh, itseems to bethe trendthese days.""You need totakeresponsibilityfor your ownproblems.""Someonesaying meanwords to youisn't trauma.""I never takeanyoneseriously whoclaims to havePTSD. It'salways fake.""Can youexplain to meexactly howyou got your'trauma'?""Well, myhusband wentto Iraq and HEdoesn't have it,so you're a liar!"

Female PTSD Invalidation 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. "Stop choosing to be a victim."
  2. "I know someone who went through war, famine, cancer, blah blah blah and THEY don't cry about it!"
  3. "Well, I have never heard of anything like that, so I don't believe you."
  4. "When were YOU in combat?"
  5. "I know for a FACT that if a woman claims PTSD, she's lying for attention!"
  6. "How can you have PTSD when you've never been in the military, liar?"
  7. "My mother was a Holocaust survivor and she didn't have PTSD, or ever complain! Grow up!"
  8. "Go talk to a veteran if you think you have trauma."
  9. "Women lie about sexual abuse all the time. Rape doesn't really exist."
  10. "What did you do to create the problem?"
  11. "Talking about your problems is weak. Just shut up and cope!"
  12. "Nothing bad has ever happened to you, you're just a whiny spoiled white brat."
  13. "Having a broken nail or a bad hair day isn't 'trauma', sweetie."
  14. "Everyone is diagnosing themselves with that. Who told you that you have PTSD?"
  15. "Everyone just has to play the victim, huh?"
  16. "It sucks that REAL soldiers with PTSD are not taken seriously thanks to people like you."
  17. "Suck it up, buttercup./Get over it./Everyone has problems."
  18. "I'm so tired of hearing about other people's problems. Get help!"
  19. "Oh, it seems to be the trend these days."
  20. "You need to take responsibility for your own problems."
  21. "Someone saying mean words to you isn't trauma."
  22. "I never take anyone seriously who claims to have PTSD. It's always fake."
  23. "Can you explain to me exactly how you got your 'trauma'?"
  24. "Well, my husband went to Iraq and HE doesn't have it, so you're a liar!"