The main problem was that the providers did not listen when told that. After all, they were the experts and what does a mental patient know anyway? You can't trust what they say...

Trouble I find is -- what is "therapy"? The word itself tells you very little. So something that is called "therapy" can be almost anything. Tell me what actually happens in a therapy session! Does the therapist listen to what you have to say, and occasionally ask a question so that they can further understand what you are saying?

Or do you say something and the therapist says something and...