"Therapyonly works ifyou're openand honest"Compassionfatigue"You needto do thework""Therapistscan't workharder thantheir clients"*Insultsyourintelligence*Anti-science"You'repreventingothers fromgetting help""Studies showthat therapyworks" *neverprovides saidstudies*"You need totakeresponsibility"ChemicalimbalanceMagicwandCognitivedistortionsTransference"It getsworse beforeit gets better"Badfit"Therapyisn'tmeant tobe a cure""Therapistsare onlyhuman""You must'vebeen toldsomethingyou didn'tlike""Therapyonly worksif you wantit to work"Cluster Bpersonalitydisorder orpsychosisaccusation*Anecdoteabout howtherapysaved theirlife*"You'renot readyto getbetter""You needto keeptrying"Not alltherapists"Therapyonly works ifyou're openand honest"Compassionfatigue"You needto do thework""Therapistscan't workharder thantheir clients"*Insultsyourintelligence*Anti-science"You'repreventingothers fromgetting help""Studies showthat therapyworks" *neverprovides saidstudies*"You need totakeresponsibility"ChemicalimbalanceMagicwandCognitivedistortionsTransference"It getsworse beforeit gets better"Badfit"Therapyisn'tmeant tobe a cure""Therapistsare onlyhuman""You must'vebeen toldsomethingyou didn'tlike""Therapyonly worksif you wantit to work"Cluster Bpersonalitydisorder orpsychosisaccusation*Anecdoteabout howtherapysaved theirlife*"You'renot readyto getbetter""You needto keeptrying"Not alltherapists

Responses to people who criticize therapy - 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. "Therapy only works if you're open and honest"
  2. Compassion fatigue
  3. "You need to do the work"
  4. "Therapists can't work harder than their clients"
  5. *Insults your intelligence*
  6. Anti-science
  7. "You're preventing others from getting help"
  8. "Studies show that therapy works" *never provides said studies*
  9. "You need to take responsibility"
  10. Chemical imbalance
  11. Magic wand
  12. Cognitive distortions
  13. Transference
  14. "It gets worse before it gets better"
  15. Bad fit
  16. "Therapy isn't meant to be a cure"
  17. "Therapists are only human"
  18. "You must've been told something you didn't like"
  19. "Therapy only works if you want it to work"
  20. Cluster B personality disorder or psychosis accusation
  21. *Anecdote about how therapy saved their life*
  22. "You're not ready to get better"
  23. "You need to keep trying"
  24. Not all therapists