Psychoanalytic/dynamic with 2 different psychoanalysts for long term therapy.

One was a PsyD. He took an an authorative stance and made all the decisions. He also thought I did not exist outside of the transference. I was really dependent and lived in my past trauma, felt powerless-a person with no autonomy. He seemed to engage in these power struggles rather than step out of it so to speak, but it led to disaccord since I'm not masochistic.

I have DID so I do have a masochistic part. I don't this T had a grasp on my diagnosis or issues very well, which may have partly due to his own transferences.

The other analyst treated me as an equal. I had dependence issues with him too, but the therapy had more positive effects. I still keep in touch with him after all these years, and we are casual friends. This one was a psychiatrist, and I seem to have less problems with psych doctors. Not sure if that had anything to do with it, but I've had about 9 psychiatrists over the years, and although this is only one who really did therapy, I have had consistently good relationships with them.

So even though the type of therapies were similar, the outcomes were much different.