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.

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