Wow, kinda overwhelmed by the response. Seriously, I haven't had this much helpful, positive feedback in a long time.
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Originally Posted by swimmergirl
I would suggest that the first answer to your question.........what brings you to therapy.........is that you have trust issues.  |
That... sounds like a good place to start. Not only would I be confronting it head on, I'd be making my T aware of it (which is probably good info to know how to proceed), and a lot of my other problems are fundamentally tied up with it. Definitely helpful. Thanks, swimmergirl!
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Originally Posted by dizgirl2011
although if the psychologost telling your parents about your father made your father hurt you in any way then he handled the situation wrongly.
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Indeed. I wanted to avoid triggers in my OP, but I'll just say it now. I told the psych my dad beat me. He told my parents (I don't know which one), and my dad beat me as punishment. Problem solved as far as anyone who mattered was concerned, since I had no more complaints after that.
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Originally Posted by dizgirl2011
The Therapist you seen sounded so unethical and really by his actions should be struck off the register. You have the right to report him and complain about how you were treated  . |
Yeah, funny thing about that. My state's medical board claims that to actually pursue a complaint against him, I need to release to them my medical and psychiatric records. They'd be confidential, of course... unless their investigators determine wrongdoing on his part and actually press for sanctions, at which point they become a matter of public court record. Not worth it, no thanks.
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Originally Posted by dizgirl2011
You don't need to open up to a therapist straight away. Infact you could choose a few therapists and go to the first session with each and explain how you feel about trust and what has happened in the past and tell them that you need to take things very slow in order to feel comfortable to talk about anything sensitive in detail and see what they say.
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That sounds like it might be a good plan to test the waters. I guess I've been thinking of it too much as all-or-nothing, never really considered middle ground approaches like this. Thanks, dizgirl!
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Originally Posted by geez
On the upside because of your experience your 'radar' should be tuned in to picking out these wacko types.
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I suppose it should, at that. Way to find the positive in it, geez!
Thank you all. This is really helpful to stop brooding over it and start thinking more constructively.
I'd reciprocate the hugs, but I don't hug IRL and I'm not about to start on the internets.
So I'll just thank you all again for the kindness.