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