Why do the writers hate Deanna Troi so much? It seems like every time she is the featured character in the episode, she has to go through extreme physical or emotional suffering. See "The Loss", "Violations", "Man of the People", etc. Not to mention the amount of times she is in a rape-like situation...  
She's the weakest character on the show, the writers continue to put her in awful situations that reduce her to a damsel in distress. I think I'm almost starting to like her mother more, at least she's interesting.  
Dr Crusher has a lot less episodes centered around her, but she's a much better-written female character, at least in my eyes. She's gentle and feminine without being a stereotype or sexualized, and she's competent at the same level as the men on the show.  
Does Troi ever get any good development or become a less miserable character to watch? (I'm on season six of TNG by the way)