I think I understand where you're at. I think in some cases therapy can make everything worse. It can be quite obsessive and addictive because none of us are perfect and we can all find issues to work on as part of a process of thinking that we need to do this to be better people, without realising that it's the fumbling around seeking new issues to work on that causes the unsettledness and drama in the first place.

It always makes me think of a vortex to represent the mind and the human tendency to get 'sucked in' further and further trying to work ourselves out thus the mind will keep seeking....

That said, most people are in therapy because they do need to be there. And most therapists will realise when the therapy has reached an end and when it hasn't. Good therapists will be on alert to signs of client dependency, habit etc. And most therapists will also help the client minimalise the drama and look for positives, settledness etc.

I've had periods of being in therapy and long periods without it. When I was without it I did manage, for sure. But then other issues came up. It isn't always black or white. I thought I was done with therapy at one time as I couldn't imagine ever needing it. Now I'm back there working on ever deeper stuff. Am I currently 'right' or was the previous time? Maybe neither are true. Maybe it's about going with the flow of life and if something feels good one week and not the next, so be it. All we can do is try and see. I've spent my life criticising the hell out of myself for needing my therapist and I refuse to do that anymore. If I want to go, I will go and stuff the world. I honestly think life's too short now to worry what anyone else thinks or whether I'm not growing enough or whether I'm too dependent. If I want to go I'll go, if it's doing me no apparent good I'll leave.

Sorry for the ramble I guess I'm in that kind of mood! I guess my original point was yes, therapy can certainly cause more problems in some cases and clearly it did for you. I'm glad you've realised it and left