That soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingIt getsworsebefore itgets betterTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Have youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?Have youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeYou justneed tofind theright fitYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYourexpectationsareunrealisticMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth it*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*I'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou weren'twilling todo the workMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*That soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingIt getsworsebefore itgets betterTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Have youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?Have youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeYou justneed tofind theright fitYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYourexpectationsareunrealisticMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth it*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*I'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou weren'twilling todo the workMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstYour 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. That sounds like your mental illness talking
  2. It gets worse before it gets better
  3. Therapists are people too and some of them are bad at their jobs
  4. I don't think you're telling the whole story
  5. You need to give it more time, it's not an instant fix
  6. You should try again with a therapist of a different gender, age, sexuality, race, culture
  7. You need to advocate for yourself and communicate your needs
  8. I'm a therapist and I would never treat my clients that way
  9. *Unsolicited advice to try a different modality*
  10. Have you talked to your therapist about how you feel?
  11. Have you considered that you just misunderstood their intentions
  12. Everyone can benefit from therapy, if you can't you're the problem
  13. Maybe you just aren't ready to change
  14. You just need to find the right fit
  15. You can't say that, it'll scare people away from therapy
  16. You can't heal without professional help
  17. Your expectations are unrealistic
  18. Maybe they just didn't tell you want you wanted to hear
  19. I had X bad therapists but once I found the right one it was all worth it
  20. *Silently writes you off as a crazy person not worth listening to*
  21. I'm sorry that happened to you but therapy saved MY life
  22. You weren't willing to do the work
  23. Maybe you need to be on more drugs first
  24. Your feelings are valid but *immediately invalidates them*