I read some of the longer one and here is what struck me: Therapists could not accurately discern when the client was deteriorating.

Man, that says it for me. There have been so many times when I had to spell out that I was IN TROUBLE and a RISK TO MYSELF. And insist on it. I guess that says a lot about my defenses.

And yes, fruitless battles kind of summarizes my bad therapy of the past.