I'm sorry you are experiencing this... I too have had to work at retraining the brain with reference to authority figures. It's a common symptom.

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Meaningful clinical material can also be derived from knowledge about the nature of the patient's exposure to life threat, loss, death, and destruction. A war veteran's perceived abandonment by superior officers during combat may result in a generalized distrust of authority figures. A rape victim may evidence fears of physical proximity to males. Establishing the patient's role in the trauma (e.g., perpetrator, victim, bystander, rescuer, etc.) and extent of moral conflict engendered can also yield valuable "grist for the clinical mill".

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Any reliance upon an authority figure that is shattered within the context of the trauma, or aftereffects has impact, imo.