okay... don't take this in wrong way, but you seem to be dwelling on being bad and being taken care of.

You insist on being absolutelly hopeless... why? I think the doc may have faith in you (or is afraid that another cure might do more harm than good... it is actually responsible. well and probably trying to protect her *** too, because she doesn't want to be responsible if something bad happens...).

why don't you try the councelling, forget the hopeless BS (person in PhD mode cannot be hopeless, damnit) and see how you do? Who knows maybe it will work for you.