Purpose in Therapy

I did not start out wanting to go to therapy about ten years ago.
I thought I was cured of depression. I was on a "high" and thought that I was prepared to deal with what ever life gave to me.
Then I had a nervous break after receiving series of disappointments and I just sort of fell of out of life.
I was told that I had to go to therapy, but I told my psychiatrist, I don't want to talk to you.
It was later on that I realized she knew me before I walked in the office and that my depression had hit manic levels or something like that.
What ever I was going through, it was brand new and my family and I had never seen it before.
Its nice when the solution are coming to mind by ourselves but you know even then, from now on I still would always like to know that I have the back support of a psychotherapist.
When I moved to another state, I thought I could abstain from session but thank goodness my senses were good enough to find some one to talk to.

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It was later on that I realized she knew me before I walked in the office and that my depression had hit manic levels or something like that.

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By this do you mean she was experienced in treating people like yourself so she felt like she understood and appreciated exactly where you were at the time? Even though maybe you did know yourself?

Thank you for your insight. I think it gives us all a lesson about quiting befroe we should.