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