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