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

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