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

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