You should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYourexpectationsareunrealisticI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou weren'twilling todo the workMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeYou justneed tofind theright fitYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fix*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Have youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*Have youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*It getsworsebefore itgets betterYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problemYou should tryagain with atherapist of adifferent gender,age, sexuality,race, cultureTherapists arepeople tooand some ofthem are badat their jobsYou can'theal withoutprofessionalhelpYourexpectationsareunrealisticI'm a therapistand I wouldnever treat myclients thatwayI'm sorry thathappened toyou buttherapysaved MY lifeYou weren'twilling todo the workMaybe theyjust didn't tellyou wantyou wantedto hearMaybe youneed to beon moredrugs firstThat soundslike yourmentalillnesstalkingI don't thinkyou'retelling thewhole storyMaybe youjust aren'tready tochangeYou justneed tofind theright fitYou need togive it moretime, it's notan instant fix*Unsolicitedadvice to trya differentmodality*Have youconsideredthat you justmisunderstoodtheir intentionsI had X badtherapists butonce I foundthe right one itwas all worth itYour feelingsare valid but*immediatelyinvalidatesthem*Have youtalked to yourtherapistabout howyou feel?*Silently writesyou off as acrazy personnot worthlistening to*It getsworsebefore itgets betterYou can'tsay that, it'llscare peopleaway fromtherapyYou need toadvocate foryourself andcommunicateyour needsEveryone canbenefit fromtherapy, if youcan't you'rethe problem

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