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

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