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

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