I have never seen that before. Thank you, truly!

Thank you for eloquently putting those words to reality on this form. It has helped me tremendously to know I am not alone. The very things that I have felt you expressed and are right on point. I have felt the same way about therapist that don’t wanna get involved because they’re afraid it’ll go to court, is what I feel and I am sure there may be other reasons as you mentioned. All of them valid. I went to a second therapist not only did he not believe me validated the other therapist by saying it sounds unbelievable. It seems to me abuse in the therapy world it’s something nobody wants to talk about. I can only imagine how many thousands of people have been traumatized and re-traumatized as a result over many decades. Thank you again.

It is interesting you say it was a man therapist. It too was a man therapist that I experienced significant abuse. I was significantly traumatized by the situation that I went to try and go to therapy for that particular trauma, it was a man and the only trauma therapist in the area. He really traumatized me by refusing to talk about it, ignoring it, dismissing it, trivializing it and avoiding any conversation related to what happened to me. The information I have gathered over time, seems to be men are more prone to antisocial personality disorder/narcissistic personality disorder. I do not know the accuracy of this information but it is interesting to see both of us experience abuse from men therapists. Coincidence?
I want to thank you for replying. Your truly hit the nail on the head and help me feel not so alone and isolated. Thank you for writing such an eloquent response and to the point. Best Regards, Bo

Thank you for your reply you have many valid points. I am truly sorry for the pain it has caused you because to feel betrayed by a profession that’s to help has done the opposite. I know that there are some good therapists out there but it seems the vast majority for a diagnosis, A paycheck and they’re not there do use critical thinking skills, understanding, compassion and validation as a means of truly helping a person.
I feel the exact same way, the times my life where I have been genuinely validated by friends and even acquaintances was healing and helped me get back to a baseline of what I used to be. There is a lot of truth in the power of validating, understanding and compassion. A gift humans have but don’t always use. The worst part is the psychology profession and the therapist don’t seem to use these innate human qualities. Thank you for your post and thank you for letting me know I’m not alone. Best regards, Bo

I went to the website and I am going to write a letter to them using the email they posted. I need my voice to be heard because what is happening in the therapy world is not only unethical and morally wrong it is damaging and detrimental to one’s health. Thank you so much for taking the time to post that. I hope it helps others as well. Best regards, Bo