I have a friend who is studying to become a social worker. They are in graduate school. I have good grammar skills and they asked me to proofread and edit their papers. That's how I learned about the NASW's policy of bringing about "social justice". It's taught and it's official NASW policy even if they do not publicize it. Promoting "social justice" is a prerequisite if you want to become a social worker. Funny, I thought treating patients to help them with their lives was the goal but I guess not. Your treatment will vary depending on your race.

I've been psychologically abused on the job many times in different offices, most severely by women bosses of which I've had many. One female boss thought I was prejudiced because I was sexually conservative - I was pressed to reveal if I liked to sleep around after a co-worker came on to me and I politely turned them down. Even though I did not in any way knock people who did sleep around - I just said it's not for me (and, being gay, not sleeping around saved my life as I am a member of the lost AIDS generation). After saying that I did not sleep around, I was told that I was prejudiced. EXCUSE ME FOR SAVING MY LIFE AND LIVING LIFE ON MY OWN TERMS. I was hired to do work and not sleep with my boss's incompetent friends who also happen to work there. The person in question was a romantic obsessive who claimed to be in love with me based solely on occasional work interaction. We had never dated or done anything socially or sexually together. Frankly, I would describe the boss as a sociopath who hid behind a feminist facade.

Because of the abuse, I saw a therapist during this employment. He never picked up on it. One therapist, who I had to stop seeing when I lost my job and insurance coverage, was furious that an employer had treated me so badly for so long - including after she fired me - that I developed C-PTSD and was not getting better because the abuse was never ending. Subsequent therapists - both straight and gay - all encouraged me to sleep around as a treatment for my C-PTSD even though I never enjoyed doing so. I asked for help with a new career and with social skills - all requests for which were ignored. (I am a classic introvert and want my relationships to have meaning; casual sex was always a letdown.) I could not figure out the T's treatment recommendation until I watched some feminists on TV who openly encouraged people to sleep around without shame. Even though I pointed out to the T's that I had never enjoyed casual sex, and dropped those that encouraged it because it wasn't going to happen, every new T kept saying the same thing. Finally, it occurred to me that I was receiving treatment that was feminist-oriented and was designed to pacify me but was not intended to help me thrive. I mean, it is ridiculous to think that sleeping around is an effective treatment for C-PTSD! In short, modern T's were TREATING ME AS IF I WERE A DOG who would be happy if only my physical sexual needs were met. I WAS SEEING THE T'S BECAUSE OF MY EMOTIONAL NEEDS (not physical ones) - AND NEED FOR EFFECTIVE TREATMENT WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE because I was an older white male.

One female therapist went so far as to ask me if I would be better off with a male therapist and, after thinking about it, I agreed and requested a change. She then proceeded to play unprofessional games like cancelling my session without informing me and leaving me a phone message of the cancellation at the exact time the session was supposed to start. I trusted therapists but was repeatedly given bad advice based on my being an older white male with timeless values they deemed outdated. I am almost 60 years old and my most sexual years are behind me. I complained that my treatment was even ageist but no therapist would address my age issues either.

Therapy that promotes "social justice" is biased. I am considering taking legal action against the clinics that refused to provide me with effective treatment. I AM NOT A DOG.