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

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