"Nobodywants tohear yoursob story.""It can'tbe thatbad.""You justneed tosuck itup.""You shouldkeep yourstruggles toyourself.""You shouldbe gratefulfor whatyou have.""Everyonehas upsanddowns.""I should beable tohandle thison my own.""You justneedsome selfcontrol.""You justneed tobe morepositive.""You'rejust beingdramatic.""But I'm goingthrough somethingworse than you andI'm notdepressed/anxious.""What doyou have tobedepressedabout?""It's allin yourhead.""So manypeople haveit worsethan you.""Stopbeing adowner.""You justneed apartner.""Life is thishard foreverybody.""Strugglingwith mentalillness meansyou're crazy.""Mentalillnessdoesn'treally exist.""Going totherapymeansyou'reweak.""You're justmakingexcuses foryourself." "Whatdoesn't killyou makesyou stronger.""Butmedicationlike that willalter yourbrain!""You'rejustlooking forattention.""Nobodywants tohear yoursob story.""It can'tbe thatbad.""You justneed tosuck itup.""You shouldkeep yourstruggles toyourself.""You shouldbe gratefulfor whatyou have.""Everyonehas upsanddowns.""I should beable tohandle thison my own.""You justneedsome selfcontrol.""You justneed tobe morepositive.""You'rejust beingdramatic.""But I'm goingthrough somethingworse than you andI'm notdepressed/anxious.""What doyou have tobedepressedabout?""It's allin yourhead.""So manypeople haveit worsethan you.""Stopbeing adowner.""You justneed apartner.""Life is thishard foreverybody.""Strugglingwith mentalillness meansyou're crazy.""Mentalillnessdoesn'treally exist.""Going totherapymeansyou'reweak.""You're justmakingexcuses foryourself." "Whatdoesn't killyou makesyou stronger.""Butmedicationlike that willalter yourbrain!""You'rejustlooking forattention."

Mental Health 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. "Nobody wants to hear your sob story."
  2. "It can't be that bad."
  3. "You just need to suck it up."
  4. "You should keep your struggles to yourself."
  5. "You should be grateful for what you have."
  6. "Everyone has ups and downs."
  7. "I should be able to handle this on my own."
  8. "You just need some self control."
  9. "You just need to be more positive."
  10. "You're just being dramatic."
  11. "But I'm going through something worse than you and I'm not depressed/anxious."
  12. "What do you have to be depressed about?"
  13. "It's all in your head."
  14. "So many people have it worse than you."
  15. "Stop being a downer."
  16. "You just need a partner."
  17. "Life is this hard for everybody."
  18. "Struggling with mental illness means you're crazy."
  19. "Mental illness doesn't really exist."
  20. "Going to therapy means you're weak."
  21. "You're just making excuses for yourself."
  22. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
  23. "But medication like that will alter your brain!"
  24. "You're just looking for attention."