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

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