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

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