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

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