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

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