I had one therapist tell me she was tired of hearing me talk about my issues, but wanted me to come back because she needed the money for her upcoming honeymoon.
I cancelled all further appointments after that, but she kept calling me, leaving voicemails berating me for "giving up" for months.
I finally had to call the office and tell them I didn't appreciate being harassed by this woman, and then the voicemails finally stopped.
I’m so proud of you for advocating for yourself. It’s difficult to stand up to someone you hired to help sort yourself out. Good on you recognizing this wasn’t the relationship for you.
I've honestly had more bad experiences with therapy than good ones over the years.
I don't know if I just expect too much out of it, or if I've just had really bad luck?
I did have one therapist who was absolutely fantastic, and changed my views on a lot of things that I still think about today.
I lost my insurance at the time though and had to stop going simply because I couldn't afford it.
Either way, I've been in and out of it for years now, and honestly need to go back, but it's been really hard to muster up the courage after my last experience last year.
The incident I mentioned in my previous comment was almost a decade ago.
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u/Purple_Charcoal 2d ago
I had a therapist once who used to try and one up me during our sessions. After the third appointment, had to stop seeing her.