Maybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsYou weren'twilling todo the work*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*That soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*You need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYourexpectationsareunrealisticYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou justneed tofind theright fitYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?It getsworsebefore itgets betterI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelp*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*Maybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsYou weren'twilling todo the work*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*That soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*You need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYourexpectationsareunrealisticYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou justneed tofind theright fitYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?It getsworsebefore itgets betterI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelp*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*Maybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hear

"Therapy wasn't helpful for me" Bingo - 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. Maybe you need to be on more drugs first
  2. You should try again with a therapist of a different gender, age, sexuality, race, culture
  3. Have you considered that you just misunderstood their intentions
  4. Everyone can benefit from therapy, if you can't you're the problem
  5. I don't think you're telling the whole story
  6. Maybe you just aren't ready to change
  7. Therapists are people too and some of them are bad at their jobs
  8. You weren't willing to do the work
  9. *Unsolicited advice to try a different modality*
  10. That sounds like your mental illness talking
  11. I'm a therapist and I would never treat my clients that way
  12. Your feelings are valid but *immediately invalidates them*
  13. You need to give it more time, it's not an instant fix
  14. Your expectations are unrealistic
  15. You can't say that, it'll scare people away from therapy
  16. You just need to find the right fit
  17. You need to advocate for yourself and communicate your needs
  18. Have you talked to your therapist about how you feel?
  19. It gets worse before it gets better
  20. I'm sorry that happened to you but therapy saved MY life
  21. I had X bad therapists but once I found the right one it was all worth it
  22. You can't heal without professional help
  23. *Silently writes you off as a crazy person not worth listening to*
  24. Maybe they just didn't tell you want you wanted to hear