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