i don't want to start some argument, which is why in my reply i actually did acknowledge that you were speaking from personal experience.
right here: "it's your personal opinion based on your own personal experience with psychologists."
the thing is, i wasn't trying to be condescending at all, although this is sometimes how these things come across in such a subjective world of text on a screen. i've been in therapy myself, and since it is a subject that i am studying, i thought it would be okay to put in my opinion on the matter. i guess we can't all agree on everything, right?
i feel i have profited greatly from my learning, please do not assume otherwise based on the fact that i don't agree with what you say about psychologists.
and the term abnormal psychology is not something i just made up to defend therapy, it's an actual category of study in the field of psychology, and i took a class last year with the same name.
in taking it i learned exactly how psychologists define "abnormal" psychology, and while i can see how it would appear to be rude, it's actually not. it's simply another branch of study.
thanks for posting this though, it's always helpful to see things from another person's perspective, especially someone else who has been in the "patient" role, and knows what it's really like to be in therapy.