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

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