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

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