I saw my first counselor in 1988, when I was 22. She was kind and understanding and a little worried about me because I was feeling suicidal, and she was the first person I told about the fact I was sexually molested by a stranger when I was 10.

But, she also tried hypnotherapy and kept insisting that there might be more memories that I just didn't remember.

It threw me into a very confusing time... I came to her because of what I remembered.... and she wanted me to try and remember more. Was there more? I now seriously doubt it... and I now feel angry at her because I suspect she was just caught up in the recovered memory craze, something that was very popular at the time. As it turned out, she made things worse for me.. at a time when I really needed help.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

The entire episode has made me very leery of psychology in general, and psychotherapy, specifically.