That soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYourexpectationsareunrealisticYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*You justneed tofind theright fitI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou weren'twilling todo the workI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality**Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*You can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsIt getsworsebefore itgets betterEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?That soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYourexpectationsareunrealisticYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*You justneed tofind theright fitI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou weren'twilling todo the workI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality**Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*You can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsIt getsworsebefore itgets betterEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?

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