@adelheid61 -

Hi. What you are feeling is common. And therapy is so unique to every individual.

It all depends on why you are going.

In my own personal opinion- I believe the patient has to be very clear and not be lead too much by power of suggestion with a therapist.

I entered therapy only after a medical experience that traumatized me. I have a wonderful family and life. And I felt that the therapist was trying to dig into my childhood for things that just weren’t there and or had no relevance. As humans we all have our life experiences and quirks/things with family and how we progressed through life.

I think some therapists can lead with a power of suggestion and make you feel like you might have had a problem when you truly didn’t.

You also have to be very careful of who you choose for therapy. Some of my experiences were with older women whom seemed to have issues of their own.

So again, it’s all based off personal reasons and preferences.