"Stopattention-seeking""It iswhat itis""Have youtried [insertquackremedyhere]?""Stopbeingselfish!""Happinessis a choice""Whatdoesn't killyou makesyoustronger""Stopmakingexcuses""JustBreathe""Medsare all ascam""Have youtriedbeinghappy?""It'llpass!""You needto get outmore""Justface yourfears!""You'refakingit""Lifeisn'tfair""Have youtriedlosing/gainingweight?""Get overyourself!""Everyone is alittle bitneurodiverse!""Timeheals allwounds""You don'tlookmentallyill""But youhave nothingtoworry about!""Winningand losingdon't matter,only tryingdoes!""Goodthings cometo thosewho wait""Haveyou triedreligion?""Haveyou triedyoga?""Focus onwhat youcancontrol""Sticksandstones""Mentalillness isthe Devil'swork""Justget intonature!""You'resobrave!""Stopbeinglazy""Justrelax!""Don't besad,anxious,etc.""Don't bea dramaqueen""Everythinghappensfor areason""It's allin yourhead""You'rebeingcrazy""Thinkhappythoughts""You'realways sonegative""We allhave baddays""Someoneelse has itworse""It's okay tonot be okay(if it's not abother tome)""But[trauma]was yearsago!""You're justoverthinking""Stopattention-seeking""It iswhat itis""Have youtried [insertquackremedyhere]?""Stopbeingselfish!""Happinessis a choice""Whatdoesn't killyou makesyoustronger""Stopmakingexcuses""JustBreathe""Medsare all ascam""Have youtriedbeinghappy?""It'llpass!""You needto get outmore""Justface yourfears!""You'refakingit""Lifeisn'tfair""Have youtriedlosing/gainingweight?""Get overyourself!""Everyone is alittle bitneurodiverse!""Timeheals allwounds""You don'tlookmentallyill""But youhave nothingtoworry about!""Winningand losingdon't matter,only tryingdoes!""Goodthings cometo thosewho wait""Haveyou triedreligion?""Haveyou triedyoga?""Focus onwhat youcancontrol""Sticksandstones""Mentalillness isthe Devil'swork""Justget intonature!""You'resobrave!""Stopbeinglazy""Justrelax!""Don't besad,anxious,etc.""Don't bea dramaqueen""Everythinghappensfor areason""It's allin yourhead""You'rebeingcrazy""Thinkhappythoughts""You'realways sonegative""We allhave baddays""Someoneelse has itworse""It's okay tonot be okay(if it's not abother tome)""But[trauma]was yearsago!""You're justoverthinking"

Mental Health Cliche 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. "Stop attention-seeking"
  2. "It is what it is"
  3. "Have you tried [insert quack remedy here]?"
  4. "Stop being selfish!"
  5. "Happiness is a choice"
  6. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
  7. "Stop making excuses"
  8. "Just Breathe"
  9. "Meds are all a scam"
  10. "Have you tried being happy?"
  11. "It'll pass!"
  12. "You need to get out more"
  13. "Just face your fears!"
  14. "You're faking it"
  15. "Life isn't fair"
  16. "Have you tried losing/gaining weight?"
  17. "Get over yourself!"
  18. "Everyone is a little bit neurodiverse!"
  19. "Time heals all wounds"
  20. "You don't look mentally ill"
  21. "But you have nothing to worry about!"
  22. "Winning and losing don't matter, only trying does!"
  23. "Good things come to those who wait"
  24. "Have you tried religion?"
  25. "Have you tried yoga?"
  26. "Focus on what you can control"
  27. "Sticks and stones"
  28. "Mental illness is the Devil's work"
  29. "Just get into nature!"
  30. "You're so brave!"
  31. "Stop being lazy"
  32. "Just relax!"
  33. "Don't be sad, anxious, etc."
  34. "Don't be a drama queen"
  35. "Everything happens for a reason"
  36. "It's all in your head"
  37. "You're being crazy"
  38. "Think happy thoughts"
  39. "You're always so negative"
  40. "We all have bad days"
  41. "Someone else has it worse"
  42. "It's okay to not be okay (if it's not a bother to me)"
  43. "But [trauma] was years ago!"
  44. "You're just overthinking"