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mixedup_emotions · Dec 13, 2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Elysium3006

The most embarrassing question I've ever been asked by a T....

Once, when I was around 12 yrs old, my family was going to group counseling...for my brother...he was into drugs, violent, and the family was dysfunctional.

A week or two before this session I had been molested by a close friend of the family. So...I quietly open the door to the Adult group session and scoot up next to my mother to ask her if I could have .50 cents for a soda. Then, in the middle of the session, the counselor stops the group says hi to me and then...in front of everyone asks...."How did you feel while that man was touching you?"

I was devastated!! All the adults got quiet and everyone was staring at me. To top it off, this lady wasn't even a certified counselor....she was the program secretary who was allowed to hold groups because she had on the job training.

I recall my response being something along the lines of me hollering "B itch!!! Don't talk to me!! Your not even a real therapist!!", and me marching out of the room alone.

It was very embarrassing.

Wow, that sounds AWFUL....

I was put on the spot in front of others by my ex-husband's T (who I love dearly)...in the hallway before group T one day. A massage therapist was there trying to recruit newbies, and I talked to her about how my T wants me to try massage for my severe migraines, but that I have issues with touch. One of the group members (that I have problems with, btw) was closeby....so I was trying to be quiet...My ex-husband's T was nearby as well....turned to me and said loudly, "You have issues with touch? Why? Were you touched inappropriately?"....I was stunned that he would ask me that in front of others. I replied, "Yes"....He said, "Are you going to talk about it in group?"....I said, "NO!"....and then walked away.