It amazes me that some people think it is perfectly all right to shoot down an entire profession but then are offended when others react against said over-generalisation.

There is a difference between saying: ‘i had a horrible therapy experience, it sucks’ to people going on about all therapists being the devil’s spawn. Casting such judgments on some honourable, dedicated men and women in the profession is appalling. Regardless of which type of distinction it is based on (profession, gender, race, whatever).

The reverse wouldn’t be accurate either i.e. saying all therapists are perfect and that therapy is a bed of roses. Then again, this is hardly what one reads here, is it. People either state their specific good experiences or castigate all therapists as god-like idiots who prey on people.