says “you don’tseem like youhave xyz” whiledisregardingyour symptomsdemeansyoureffortscomeslate toeachsessionthinks it’sjust someanxiety ordepression(it’s not)doesn’taddress anyof your mainconcernsgets aggressiveif you setboundaries ordisagree withsomethingdismisses orinvalidatesyourproblemsonly focuses onsurfaceproblem-solving(meditate.yoga. breathingtechniques)tries todiagnose you(incorrectly)in the firstfew sessionsrants toyou abouttheirproblems“you’re justoverthinking”when talkingabout a realissue youstruggle withdoesn’tunderstand whyyou want adiagnosis forsomething thatfully affects yourlifeeach session is“let’s addressthat next time”for the sameprobleminterruptsyourepeatedly thinks youcannot have aspecific disorderbecause you areafab or amab“trysleepingbetter”rushes toend thesession with10+ minutesleftclaims to haveexperience inyour disorder;knows nothingabout itsays theypractice “CBT”and then theonly thing theydo is tell you tothink positivelylook of disgustwhen you sharethings youstruggle with(hygiene, work,etc).“have youtried notthinkingthat way”?“justbuildroutines”“have youheard of fight-or-flight?”(you’ve had ananxiety disorderfor years)“everyoneis a bit[xyz]”says “you don’tseem like youhave xyz” whiledisregardingyour symptomsdemeansyoureffortscomeslate toeachsessionthinks it’sjust someanxiety ordepression(it’s not)doesn’taddress anyof your mainconcernsgets aggressiveif you setboundaries ordisagree withsomethingdismisses orinvalidatesyourproblemsonly focuses onsurfaceproblem-solving(meditate.yoga. breathingtechniques)tries todiagnose you(incorrectly)in the firstfew sessionsrants toyou abouttheirproblems“you’re justoverthinking”when talkingabout a realissue youstruggle withdoesn’tunderstand whyyou want adiagnosis forsomething thatfully affects yourlifeeach session is“let’s addressthat next time”for the sameprobleminterruptsyourepeatedly thinks youcannot have aspecific disorderbecause you areafab or amab“trysleepingbetter”rushes toend thesession with10+ minutesleftclaims to haveexperience inyour disorder;knows nothingabout itsays theypractice “CBT”and then theonly thing theydo is tell you tothink positivelylook of disgustwhen you sharethings youstruggle with(hygiene, work,etc).“have youtried notthinkingthat way”?“justbuildroutines”“have youheard of fight-or-flight?”(you’ve had ananxiety disorderfor years)“everyoneis a bit[xyz]”

Shitty Therapist 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. says “you don’t seem like you have xyz” while disregarding your symptoms
  2. demeans your efforts
  3. comes late to each session
  4. thinks it’s just some anxiety or depression (it’s not)
  5. doesn’t address any of your main concerns
  6. gets aggressive if you set boundaries or disagree with something
  7. dismisses or invalidates your problems
  8. only focuses on surface problem-solving (meditate. yoga. breathing techniques)
  9. tries to diagnose you (incorrectly) in the first few sessions
  10. rants to you about their problems
  11. “you’re just overthinking” when talking about a real issue you struggle with
  12. doesn’t understand why you want a diagnosis for something that fully affects your life
  13. each session is “let’s address that next time” for the same problem
  14. interrupts you repeatedly
  15. thinks you cannot have a specific disorder because you are afab or amab
  16. “try sleeping better”
  17. rushes to end the session with 10+ minutes left
  18. claims to have experience in your disorder; knows nothing about it
  19. says they practice “CBT” and then the only thing they do is tell you to think positively
  20. look of disgust when you share things you struggle with (hygiene, work, etc).
  21. “have you tried not thinking that way”?
  22. “just build routines”
  23. “have you heard of fight-or-flight?” (you’ve had an anxiety disorder for years)
  24. “everyone is a bit [xyz]”