Disheartening. Draining. Disappointing.  Did not feel I was being heard - my needs were not being understood. Therapists fail to educate patients on which school of thought they practice from (in general) - would feel 'safer' if we could plan out a course of action together, that never happens. Often felt therapists were overwhelmed by the severity of my depression - referral to a psychiatrist became predictable, another way of saying " I can't deal with you, so let's medicate you" despite my regurgitating years of failed psychotropic endeavours.

Apologies for disjointed nature of my post - just tired. Depressed. I have been in and out of therapy for years. I have yet to find a therapist I find competent and capable enough to be able to help me, or at least contain me. I'm just another number, just another case. It becomes a very expensive shoulder to cry on with little to no significant insight.

Wow beljar your experiences sound really deflating. Do you feel your depression is related to your life experiences or is possibly biomedical?? The therapists will inevitably need to make this call, and if it is both will suggest medication but focus on helping you process your life experiences.

I also suffered from depression but I had an out-of-this-world therapist who over 2 years help me set myself free. I have never been depressed again.