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

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