In retrospect I wish I left the minute therapy became about therapy. My therapist's vanity superseded my welfare, and the relationship became a power struggle.

I no longer believe that therapists are legitimate authority figures nor have authority over us. In fact, I see the idea of the externalized authority infantilizing.

We are customers. I think therapy isn't about therapy; it's about creating better lives. I think the ultimate yard stick is deciding whether the current therapy adds weight to our burdens or lightens them. And if there's a bad patch, I think it's good to decide if we believe if a resolution might be possible.