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

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