You should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureYourexpectationsareunrealisticTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*You can'theal withoutprofessionalhelp*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Have youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsIt getsworsebefore itgets betterYou justneed tofind theright fitI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*You weren'twilling todo the workYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureYourexpectationsareunrealisticTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*You can'theal withoutprofessionalhelp*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Have youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsIt getsworsebefore itgets betterYou justneed tofind theright fitI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*You weren'twilling todo the workYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs first

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