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

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