oh (((carrol))). i am so, so sorry you reached out for help and that no one stood up to protect you. that must have felt like the biggest betrayal of all . has therapy provided you a place of validation? or is it kind of the same - that it's not really shocking? my T, who i don't go to anymore, he used to tell me that what happened was just "terrible, terrible" but it never felt like he actually meant it. sounded like he was so used to hearing those stories that it didn't mean anything to him. my pdoc on the other hand, he cares. he has heard a lot of stories, and he tells me some of them, but he cares all the same.

junerain - thank you for that link! i will check it out now.