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