Thank you for understanding the issue, sincerely. I've unfortunately seen lots of people defend therapy blindly, insist that any failure was due to either not f

Thank you for understanding the issue, sincerely. I've unfortunately seen lots of people defend therapy blindly, insist that any failure was due to either not finding the right therapist or "not doing the work", and take it for granted that you always have to go to therapy to recover from anything remotely significant. The way I look at going to therapy right now is like having an oasis possibly hidden behind a minefield -- the oasis may or may not be there, but either way, you have to go through the minefield and the wrong move will blow your leg off, or worse. In those circumstances, trying to get to where the oasis -might- be is not worth it. I'm genuinely glad you got effective help for what you were dealing with. It sounds truly awful, and nobody should ever have to bear a burden like that. If you're ever interested in talking more about this off HN, you can contact me through the email in my profile. And also, if you're interested in reading more about therapy going badly wrong and clients' experiences of that, I can recommend the r/therapyabuse subreddit. I find that pretty much every post there speaks to me.