What do youhave to bedepressedabout?Mentalillnessdoesn'treally existCheerUp!You shouldbe gratefulfor whatyou haveYou justneed tosuck it upStopbeing adownerIt's allin yourheadStop makingexcuses soyou can belazy and sitaround all dayYou justneed aboyfriend/girlfriendEveryonehas upsanddownsYou'rejust beingdramaticWhatdoesn't killyou makesyou strongerYou don'tlookdepressed/anxiousYou're justlooking forattentionLife ishard foreverybodyThink aboutthosestarving kidsin AfricaBut I'm goingthroughsomething worsethan you and I'mnot depressed/anxiousButmedicationlike that willalter yourbrain!You justneed tobe morepositiveNobodywants tohear yoursob storyYou justneedsome selfcontrolSomepeoplereallyARE sickSo manypeople haveit worsethan youIt can'tbe thatbadLook at thispoem/ art.It'll makeyou happierWhat do youhave to bedepressedabout?Mentalillnessdoesn'treally existCheerUp!You shouldbe gratefulfor whatyou haveYou justneed tosuck it upStopbeing adownerIt's allin yourheadStop makingexcuses soyou can belazy and sitaround all dayYou justneed aboyfriend/girlfriendEveryonehas upsanddownsYou'rejust beingdramaticWhatdoesn't killyou makesyou strongerYou don'tlookdepressed/anxiousYou're justlooking forattentionLife ishard foreverybodyThink aboutthosestarving kidsin AfricaBut I'm goingthroughsomething worsethan you and I'mnot depressed/anxiousButmedicationlike that willalter yourbrain!You justneed tobe morepositiveNobodywants tohear yoursob storyYou justneedsome selfcontrolSomepeoplereallyARE sickSo manypeople haveit worsethan youIt can'tbe thatbadLook at thispoem/ art.It'll makeyou happier

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. What do you have to be depressed about?
  2. Mental illness doesn't really exist
  3. Cheer Up!
  4. You should be grateful for what you have
  5. You just need to suck it up
  6. Stop being a downer
  7. It's all in your head
  8. Stop making excuses so you can be lazy and sit around all day
  9. You just need a boyfriend/ girlfriend
  10. Everyone has ups and downs
  11. You're just being dramatic
  12. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
  13. You don't look depressed/ anxious
  14. You're just looking for attention
  15. Life is hard for everybody
  16. Think about those starving kids in Africa
  17. But I'm going through something worse than you and I'm not depressed/ anxious
  18. But medication like that will alter your brain!
  19. You just need to be more positive
  20. Nobody wants to hear your sob story
  21. You just need some self control
  22. Some people really ARE sick
  23. So many people have it worse than you
  24. It can't be that bad
  25. Look at this poem/ art. It'll make you happier