Maybe youjust aren'tready tochange*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Maybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou weren'twilling todo the workYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsIt getsworsebefore itgets betterYou justneed tofind theright fitHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?You should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixMaybe 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 problem*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*Therapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*YourexpectationsareunrealisticMaybe youjust aren'tready tochange*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Maybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou weren'twilling todo the workYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsIt getsworsebefore itgets betterYou justneed tofind theright fitHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?You should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixMaybe 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 problem*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*Therapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*Yourexpectationsareunrealistic

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