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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
Um, well, this isn't really widely known nationally, but, um, let's just say that, yes, there was significant physical (as well, of course, as other kinds of) abuse in that surgery program. It's a whole long story. I need to tell it--for me, I do. But I have to figure out how I am going to manage my PTSD when I do it. I have kind of dissociated and hidden it away in a steel box with a giant lock on top. I tend to pretend like it never happened and that it was my fault. Opening it up is scary. But that wasn't directed at you--it was directed at me.
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I am so sorry you experienced that. I am sure it is difficult to talk about and did not mean to pry into it at all. I hope in time you find a way to heal. I know there's a problem with bullying in residencies and also in healthcare in general, but this sounds especially terrible. I think residents need to be treated much better. I worked in healthcare in the past (not as a resident) and that is also where I experienced bullying, but not anything to that degree.