*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*Have youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?I had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstIt getsworsebefore itgets betterHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemYourexpectationsareunrealisticI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*You can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYou weren'twilling todo the workYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureYou justneed tofind theright fitYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*Maybe youjust aren'tready tochangeThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needs*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*Have youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?I had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstIt getsworsebefore itgets betterHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemYourexpectationsareunrealisticI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*You can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYou weren'twilling todo the workYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureYou justneed tofind theright fitYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*Maybe youjust aren'tready tochangeThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needs

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