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

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