Well, if meds not working are a reason to think a person isn't suffering, then my pdoc would have sent me on my way a long time ago. Trust me, they know that for some people it is hard to find a med that works, and for some people it is impossible.

What would happen if you asked your t if they think nothing is really going on? Or if you asked if they have a "diagnosis"?

Or maybe another way to think about it is that there are lots of couples who go for counseling when there is nothing really the "matter" with either one-as in no mental health diagnosis. But the couple still needs help and the counselor still wants to help.

I know people who have gone to counseling for help with grief. Most people experience grief in their lives, but some people choose to go to a counselor for help.

So what would happen if they don't think there is anything wrong? Are you afraid of being rejected/abandoned/dismissed? Or laughed at/disrespected? Or strung along and taken advantage of? Or something else?