My therapy was very painful for a while (but of course not always) and then I was terminated, felt a sense of relief and the rest of my experience with therapy was mostly "meh". I do consider myself deceived by therapy though because as it was pointed out above, therapy IS always about the therapist, ultimately. Despite what therapists constantly claim. It's always about them, their needs, their wishes, their sense of purpose, their fulfillment. That's the biggest dishonesty for me. As for the comparison with prostitution, I'm not a huge fan of comparing therapy to what I consider sexual abuse (prostitution), especially because in the case of prostitution clients are the ones abusing prostitutes whereas in therapy it's the other way around.