It's often said on this forum and on therapy internet sites that in therapy things have to get worse before they get better. Part of me sees some logic in this, depending on what you go to therapy for, but part of me wonders if it isn't just a way to justify a common phenomenon, namely that clients who seek out therapy often feel worse. (I'm not saying therapy should make you feel better right off the bat, or even at all, I'm asking why primum non nocere ("first do no harm") doesn't apply throughout the process.)

The poll is just about whether you believe this principle, not whether things have actually gotten worse for you due to therapy, though you can post about that if you like. For me, things have gotten worse since I started therapy, but it's not linked to therapy - serious health concerns and a spouse overseas will do that for you.