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