It getsworsebefore itgets betterTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobs*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*You need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingYou justneed tofind theright fitYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*I had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYourexpectationsareunrealisticMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?You need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsYou weren'twilling todo the workI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*It getsworsebefore itgets betterTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobs*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*You need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fixYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingYou justneed tofind theright fitYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureHave youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*I had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYourexpectationsareunrealisticMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeHave youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?You need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsYou weren'twilling todo the workI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatway*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*

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