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* Pretty much all the hunters in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' have deep-seated psychological issues which go addressed apart from the occasional monster induced psychologically-convenient dreamscape. If it weren't obvious why, the reason they can't seek aid is nicely demonstrated by the episode "Sam, Interrupted" where they do go to a therapist and try to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3deHzi6y9Y explain their problems]. Shortly after they start into ''why'' they have these issues they get committed. (Which was the plan.) In season seven, this trope is justified for {{spoiler|Sam, since doctors can't fix being crushed by memories of [[Mind Rape|Lucifer torturing his soul]] for a century and a half.}}

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', so, so much. Listing all the traumatic things that happen to all the cast members would be longer than this page, but Buffy herself has to deal with being expelled from school (twice), having her father walk out on her, her mother {{spoiler|dying}}, having to {{spoiler|kill her boyfriend}}, then she herself {{spoiler|dies and is resurrected}} and spends a year suffering from crippling depression as a result. At no time does anyone think to have her talk to someone qualified to help her cope with any of this. Granted, it's somewhat justified as any talk of vampires and demons would lead your average therapist to recommend commitment. But you'd think that the Watchers Council, with all their resources, could have sprung for a supernaturally-attuned councilor, though they always did view the Slayers as disposable. As it is, the only thing remotely like therapy Buffy ever gets is from a psych-student vampire who she ends up killing at the end of the episode.

** Regarding the above, its mentioned in backstory that after her first encounter with Slaying (and burning down the school gymnasium to slay the vampires trapped within it) she actually ''did'' end up in involuntary psychiatric evaluation, precisely because they thought the girl talking about vampires was crazy. She only got out of the asylum by convincing her psychiatrists that she'd deliberately made the whole thing up to try and get attention during her parents' divorce, which put her behavior into a category they understood (and which would only need outpatient counseling). At this point it is completely understandable why Buffy would rather bite her own tongue out than so much as mention the word 'vampire' to a therapist again.

** At one point, due to magic, she does hallucinate that she has gone into therapy...unfortunately this involves murdering all her 'imaginary' friends.

** Well, to be fair, she sees a school counselor for one episode. He's actually pretty good at his job. Then something eats him. Sigh.