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