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

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