[brokenwarrior]

I am so livid at my exT. She took advantage of me, used me for her own self-fulfillment. I'm also so angry with myself. How could I let this go on for so long? Why didn't I see the signs as they were happening. Granted she was my first therapist but still! It took 5 months of constant of me constantly talking about my suicidal ideation before she actually took me seriously. Straight up lied to me more then once. I question if she really cared. All I want to do is burn the last checks she will ever receive from me.

[LindaLu]

Broken -- this sounds devastating. Be kind to yourself. You arent at fault not seeing things earlier. Being in therapy is a vulnerable place where you can miss clues you'd see elsewhere.

Sorry you have had this experience. Sending you hugs.

[ThisWayOut]

I'm sorry to hear this happened.

[NowhereUSA]

I'm sorry. I don't know what happened but it sounds like she was terrible

I think it's hard to see the signs when you're in the middle of something. Don't blame yourself.

Yup I had that happen once. Took me 6months to realise.
I'm not sure I'm angry really.
Just a case of, oh well, that was an experience that was.
Been in successful therapy for 11yrs now.

i'm so sorry.

do you have people in your life you can talk to about this? its distressing to say the least.

[brokenwarrior]

I just feel so used. It's a horrible feeling because I put so much trust in her and I don't trust people easily for this exact reason. Right now I am in an outpatient program so I have a therapist there I talk to. My t at the program said that I am not the first client to come from my t who has been abused which makes me more angry.

I think it is really hard for a therapist to do their job well, there must be a lot out there who actually don't do it well, and they are oblivious to it. I think therapy is dangerously powerful. Hugs.

[brokenwarrior]

Originally Posted by Brown Owl

I think it is really hard for a therapist to do their job well, there must be a lot out there who actually don't do it well, and they are oblivious to it. I think therapy is dangerously powerful. Hugs.

True. I think it's a hard job because there are a lot of ethics involved. However, when you lie and straight up neglect your client, I think you are aware on some level that you aren't doing your job properly.

[NowhereUSA]

Are you going to file a complaint??

[brokenwarrior]

Originally Posted by NowhereUSA

Are you going to file a complaint??

I'm not sure how I would do that. If I knew how I would seriously consider it.

[willowbrook]

Originally Posted by brokenwarrior

I'm not sure how I would do that. If I knew how I would seriously consider it.

Check here, you should be able to find links to some relevant info regarding how to go about filing a complaint or civil suit. Therapists like this give reputable therapists a bad name, and can do untold damage to patients like yourself, they absolutely need to be bought to task.

I'm so sorry you've had to go through this experience, just know that it was not your fault, the onus is not on you to ensure your therapist is capable of doing their job, that responsibility lies entirely with them.

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