I've been in therapy for about 3 months, weekly sessions. My therapist is taking mostly a psychodynamic approach, dealing with issues related to anxiety and low self esteem. I have a demanding career that requires me to appear confident and in control, and I've learned to do this by focusing on the positive and not getting hung up on negative things that happen. My therapist argues that I'm not letting things go as much as I think I am and that the coping mechanisms I have developed on my own are "fragile". This may have some truth, but I also think I've done pretty well with my method of coping.

Now, when I go to therapy, I rehash my childhood, including frustrations with my parents, which makes me feel like a spoiled child for even complaining at all. I leave each week feeling weaker than I was before. I feel like all these strengths that I thought I had are now interpreted as maladaptive strategies to deal with underlying mental health issues. The longer I spend in therapy, the more problems I think I have.

When I talked to my therapist about it, he said that he thinks that I'm very scared of going into deep depression (which is true). He tried to reassure me by saying that there are really no risks with psychotherapy, which I fundamentally disagree with (and told him so). While I think we have a good relationship overall, I think that he doesn't really take some of my concerns seriously. How much longer should I give this before trying something new? Is it possible that psychotherapy could be bad for me? I realize that sometimes you feel worse before getting better, but it has been 3 months!