That soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingYou justneed tofind theright fitYou weren'twilling todo the workYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?Maybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole story*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*You should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayMaybe youjust aren'tready tochange*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*Maybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsIt getsworsebefore itgets betterYourexpectationsareunrealisticYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*Everyone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingYou justneed tofind theright fitYou weren'twilling todo the workYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?Maybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole story*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*You should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayMaybe youjust aren'tready tochange*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*Maybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsIt getsworsebefore itgets betterYourexpectationsareunrealisticYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*Everyone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY life

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