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

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