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

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