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

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