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