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Originally Posted by BudFox
I am in same boat and share your view about the prevalence of damaging therapy, and the quackery question. I did not feel this way before last year.
One of the most crazy-making and absurd outcomes of my harmful therapy experience and termination is that the basis of termination was referrals from my old T and the idea that another T would save me. And yet, try getting another T to acknowledge that therapy itself might have caused harm, which would be the first order of business for someone who had just gone thru something traumatic, be it therapy or something else. And I mean really acknowledge it fully.
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I know what you mean. I didn't even get any referrals. And then you have people tell you to just go find another therapist to deal with the bad therapy/therapist. Really? I was terrified it would happen again. I am terrified of therapy in general even though I still see someone. I will NEVER disclose or trust again like I did with the horrible therapist.
People tell you you're "wallowing" in what happened and to just move on and whatever, but it's NOT THAT SIMPLE. Is it that simple to get over child abuse or rape or domestic violence? If we struggle getting over those things are we "wallowing?" I know I have to move on with my life and I have, but it still FREAKING hurts and it has damaged me in ways that no one else could damage me. Ideally, yes, it would be great to just move on and not think about it, but there are reasons why I went to therapy in the first place. Mostly it's because I don't figure these things out and I don't cope very well with emotional pain and life in general. If I could just get over things I wouldn't have needed therapy in the first place. UGH. So frustrating.
It sucks. It all just sucks and there is no justice.
