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Yes and it was due to an adverse reaction to an SSRI and a misdiagnosis. The SSRI made me think about suicide all the time and my autism was mistaken for a personality disorder. The apparent PD and the SSRI induced suicidal ideation caused them to also diagnose me with PTSD due to sexual abuse, which wasn't accurate at all. They were convinced that I was violated, but nothing like that ever happened. I just couldn't communicate what I was going through, plus no one was listening. They were too busy judging me and telling me that I would never recover. This profoundly hurt me, along with all the assumptions about my inner experience.
I eventually quit taking the pills and gave up on therapy, because it was killing me. Thinking back there were a lot of warning signs, but I ignored them along with my family. It wasn't until the medication made me very ill that I realized what was going on, and that it was time to get out of the situation. This was the best decision I have ever made, because it saved my life.
I believe therapy can be very helpful especially if the client is respected and heard. It definitely helped me heal from the aforementioned, when I went back about 14 years later for an ASD assessment.
I've seen people enter 'the system' and walk out broken or end up dead, which clinicians seem to blame on the client.
If therapy doesn't feel right or you end up worse, there is something wrong, especially if it is over a long period of time.
Sorry, I cannot answer the very last question.
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