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

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