"You don't habeit, you're justlooking tojustify yourwrong/weirdbehavior.""I struggled with*symptom* toobut I got over itand so canyou.""Everyonehas a littlebit of...""Did youlearn aboutthat fromtiktok?"*expects youto act likenormaldespite theillness.**doesn't take youseriously whenyou tell them andacts outragedwhen you displaysymptoms.**assumeseveryonewith yourillness is ahivemind.*"*illness* isnot anexcuse for*symptom*!!""I just feel likeeveryoneclaims tohave ___nowadays."*explains whytaking medicationfor it is bad andthat you shouldnaturally get overit*"Dealing withit withoutcomplainingwill make youstronger.""I knowsomeone whohas that andyou're nothinglike them.""Back whenI wasyoung, thatdidn't exist.""Are you sureyou should beso open aboutit? Peoplemight find itweird.""How is itpossible that Iknow aboutyour illnessmore thanyou?""People areso creativewith thesemade-upproblems...""I hate mostpeople with __.Thank Godyou're one ofthe good ones!""That'snot evena realillness."*deliberately usesmedical terms todescribe theirhabits with you toappear relatable.*"I honestlydon't seeit. Are yousure?""Have yougotten asecondopinion?""Psychiatristdiagnose youwith randomthings just tocharge youmoney.""I don'tassociatewith peoplethat have __""You're tooyoung tolabelyourself likethat.""You don't habeit, you're justlooking tojustify yourwrong/weirdbehavior.""I struggled with*symptom* toobut I got over itand so canyou.""Everyonehas a littlebit of...""Did youlearn aboutthat fromtiktok?"*expects youto act likenormaldespite theillness.**doesn't take youseriously whenyou tell them andacts outragedwhen you displaysymptoms.**assumeseveryonewith yourillness is ahivemind.*"*illness* isnot anexcuse for*symptom*!!""I just feel likeeveryoneclaims tohave ___nowadays."*explains whytaking medicationfor it is bad andthat you shouldnaturally get overit*"Dealing withit withoutcomplainingwill make youstronger.""I knowsomeone whohas that andyou're nothinglike them.""Back whenI wasyoung, thatdidn't exist.""Are you sureyou should beso open aboutit? Peoplemight find itweird.""How is itpossible that Iknow aboutyour illnessmore thanyou?""People areso creativewith thesemade-upproblems...""I hate mostpeople with __.Thank Godyou're one ofthe good ones!""That'snot evena realillness."*deliberately usesmedical terms todescribe theirhabits with you toappear relatable.*"I honestlydon't seeit. Are yousure?""Have yougotten asecondopinion?""Psychiatristdiagnose youwith randomthings just tocharge youmoney.""I don'tassociatewith peoplethat have __""You're tooyoung tolabelyourself likethat."

Mental Illness invalidation! - 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. "You don't habe it, you're just looking to justify your wrong/weird behavior."
  2. "I struggled with *symptom* too but I got over it and so can you."
  3. "Everyone has a little bit of..."
  4. "Did you learn about that from tiktok?"
  5. *expects you to act like normal despite the illness.*
  6. *doesn't take you seriously when you tell them and acts outraged when you display symptoms.*
  7. *assumes everyone with your illness is a hivemind.*
  8. "*illness* is not an excuse for *symptom*!!"
  9. "I just feel like everyone claims to have ___ nowadays."
  10. *explains why taking medication for it is bad and that you should naturally get over it*
  11. "Dealing with it without complaining will make you stronger."
  12. "I know someone who has that and you're nothing like them."
  13. "Back when I was young, that didn't exist."
  14. "Are you sure you should be so open about it? People might find it weird."
  15. "How is it possible that I know about your illness more than you?"
  16. "People are so creative with these made-up problems..."
  17. "I hate most people with __. Thank God you're one of the good ones!"
  18. "That's not even a real illness."
  19. *deliberately uses medical terms to describe their habits with you to appear relatable.*
  20. "I honestly don't see it. Are you sure?"
  21. "Have you gotten a second opinion?"
  22. "Psychiatrist diagnose you with random things just to charge you money."
  23. "I don't associate with people that have __"
  24. "You're too young to label yourself like that."