Excellent link, @CannonSalt, thanks for sharing!
I, too, wish there was more attention for this side of therapy. The stuff that's aimed towards people who are in pain - the ones who haven't yet been in to therapy - is all geared towards getting them to see a therapist. They are bombarded with messages like "There IS help available!" When you take the time to really stop and think about that slogan, you realize that it isn't making any promises about the specific therapist you will end up striking yourself. But the way it's used gives people that once they step across the threshold of the therapist's office, your back on track to a happy life. And it's so easy to believe because you dearly want to believe that it's true.
I would be surprised if many people on the verge of seeking therapy strike anything resembling a significant warning about what they may be letting themselves in for. And as I say, most of them are probably so desperate for solutions that you would really have to be shouting that warning pretty clearly in order to get them to take notice.
As it is, by the time a patient realizes they might be in a bad situation (therapy-wise) the damage may already have been done.
I think that's something that all soon-to-be therapy patients ought to be advised: not only is there a chance that this treatment won't make things better for you, there's also a real risk that it may actually make things worse. Before you go in, make sure you have a way out, just incase you need it.
