The Therapy Game: share and listen to each other’s most interesting thoughts

When we first saw this product and the name "The Therapy Game" our first thought was that it was another superficial party game. After receiving this attractive little box, reading the instructions, and a few of the discussion cards we quickly realized it is not at all superficial.Contained in the box is a little instruction booklet, a pack of color coded question cards in five categories : Sex, relationships, work, anxiety, and self; a prompt card for the listener and a prompt card for the answerer; and a little 1 minute timer. We feel one should read the instruction booklet more than once before using the set of questions.We have not used this therapy deck of cards in a person-to-person setting, but rather as a self knowledge tool, pulling out a card early in the day and thinking about the question during the day. We use the prompts from the "for the listener" card to explore our feelings and memories.We can see where this little game can be a fantastic training tool for developing active listening skills, as well as a relationship exploration tool (either between partners or friends). Some questions may, however; be uncomfortable or triggering and are probably not appropriate as a party game or as a substitute for professional therapy.All-in-all, we feel this is a well thought out set of questions which may be a useful adjunct to therapy and a useful self-discovery tool.

This is a very interesting "game" (though I would not call it that). The instructions are that you are meant to have one person act as the therapist, or listener, and the other person takes the time to answer the questions asked. The advice is to not interject thoughts when the other person is speaking but to instead encourage them to continue to be engaged in what they are sharing with you. When it's a sensitive topic, the advice is to remain sympathetic and kind and say things like "hmm" without trying to ask questions or interrupt. The topics are categorized into different areas of life such as work, relationships, self, etc with a series of questions on different cards. Some questions get a little [too] deep but there is a 1-minute timer to use, so you can't really spend too much time on certain topics (though technically you can go as long as you'd like). Here are some sample questions:WORK"What jobs did your family subtly prevent you from thinking about?""How has your past influenced your views on money?"ANXIETY"What do you worry that others might think?"RELATIONSHIPS"What weaknesses of yours do you want to find compensation for in a partner?"Others are more personal, which would be weird to ask a friend (in my opinion - unless it's a very close friend you feel comfortable with sharing private details). Overall I like the questions. I think many of these questions are good ones to ask especially with a partner/spouse. They provide some good reflection. Going back to my comment about not treating this as a game is where I feel a little iffy. Some of these questions, as I mentioned, can get a little deep. For one, if you're having someone answer these and they truly go to a place that is difficult for them, unless you are a licensed therapist or have some background in Psychology, I don't think your average person is equipped to do more than listen...and really shouldn't do more than that. But is this supposed to be helpful or truly just a questions game? I think there are plenty of fun or funny questions games, but this one is not it. I would personally only use most of these with a spouse to spark conversation topics, but that's just me.

This is a good "game" for one on one discussion. I would definitely encourage you to read the instructions first. There is a good instruction booklet for this game. I especially think this is good practice for listening without interrupting and for sharing difficult things when that is hard for a person. There are some good skills that could be learned through this game, if taken seriously. Along with the instruction booklet, there is pack of color coded question cards in five categories : Sex, relationships, work, anxiety, and self. There are also a couple of cards designed to give helpful tips to both the one listening and the one sharing, and those are helpful. There is also an hour-glass style timer. One wouldn't have to use the timer either but rather just take the time necessary to honestly share answers to the questions and listen to each other.I also think this "game" could be helpful to use the questions as journal prompts alone.Whole box is fairly small so this game doesn't take up much space. I think it is a cool way to learn about each other--and/or more about yourself.

An excellent game that fosters deep, meaningful conversations. It offers a collection of conversation starters that are easy to follow and effectively encourage open, thoughtful discussions. Playing this game with my partner has significantly deepened our understanding of each other, allowing us to explore topics we might not have touched on otherwise.

Definitely not a "game" in the sense of something you'd grab with company, but a really nice tool to help have meaningful conversations with your significant other. The game aspect makes it a little more approachable, to help bring the bar down to trying it out. We've "played" it once, and it was good to provide some guidance and direction, really encouraging us to talk about topics that we never would have brought up on our own.Overall, a really nice way to encourage a couple to have some good conversations. Wonderful way to work on strengthening communications.