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