What I hate about therapy (and many other things) is the inevitable imbalance of power. The therapist and the client are never equals. The therapist is automatically seen as having more knowledge and for all intents and purposes having the final say in what's "right".

(I'm not saying there aren't good therapists out there who are an exception to this rule, but they are the exceptions that prove the rule so to speak.)

I have never found therapy beneficial because I am not interested in debating psychology 101 with therapists over and over with them insisting they must be correct just because of a title and nothing more. It doesn't matter that I know more psychology than any professional I've ever seen. They are the only credible source for answers because they have the title of professional.

Of course, this is nonsense. But what can be done about it? Not much, I have no power or influence over that system. I'm non compliant if I tell them they're wrong too often.

I think it's far better to just talk among each other. We are all people with PD's, so nobody has absolute authority over anyone else. I like that idea far better.