Therapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYourexpectationsareunrealisticHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?It getsworsebefore itgets betterYou justneed tofind theright fitYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*I had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentions*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*You weren'twilling todo the work*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*I don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYourexpectationsareunrealisticHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?It getsworsebefore itgets betterYou justneed tofind theright fitYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*I had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentions*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*You weren'twilling todo the work*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*I don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelp

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