I recently noticed that I always say, do, or think the opposite of whatever people tell me. For example if my psychiatrist tries to convince me there's still hope, I'll insist that it's over and there's nothing I can do about it. But if he suggests that my situation is hopeless I start to flex about my accomplishments, accuse him of coping, and start to feel motivated. I've always been like this with any type of authority figure. Another example is when people tell me to stop drinking/doing drugs and I end up doing it more. If they just told me to do the opposite I'd probably stay sober.
