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

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