You should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeYou weren'twilling todo the workYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?I'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou justneed tofind theright fitIt getsworsebefore itgets betterYourexpectationsareunrealisticThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Maybe youneed to beon moredrugs first*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*You need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*You should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeYou weren'twilling todo the workYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?I'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou justneed tofind theright fitIt getsworsebefore itgets betterYourexpectationsareunrealisticThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Maybe youneed to beon moredrugs first*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*You need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*

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