Podcast about horribly Svengali-like shrink

missbella · Jun 20, 2019 at 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Xynesthesia2

The kinds of things the psychiatrist responds to the accusations in the 6th episode reminded me quite a bit of the sort of stuff my first T said defensively, when I criticized him. Also how Ike apparently said he resigned from NYU and the Ethics Board to save them from the adverse reactions. Once I told my T that I could report him for some of the things he said and did and his response was something like "I will no longer be able to protect you if you do that". It was a jaw-dropper for me, how can someone even come up with such twisted nonsense, to protect ME?! These people must really have psychopathic traits, no sense of remorse. One really needs to be born with a predisposition to these things as some of what they say and do would never even occur to most people, I think.

I agree. The therapist’s reported comments and defenses show an extreme god complex.

koru_kiwi · Jun 20, 2019 at 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Xynesthesia2

Once I told my T that I could report him for some of the things he said and did and his response was something like "I will no longer be able to protect you if you do that". It was a jaw-dropper for me, how can someone even come up with such twisted nonsense, to protect ME?! .

huh?!?

it's interesting how quickly the facade can drop and Ts will expose their true colours when confronted or challenged on their BS.

missbella · Jun 20, 2019 at 08:46 PM

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huh?!?

it's interesting how quickly the facade can drop and Ts will expose their true colours when confronted or challenged on their BS.

That’s exactly what happened with me. He gaslighted me in therapy in front of the therapy group to invalidate me. Then he portrayed me as untethered to reality and twisted a timeline in his written response to my complaint. Dr. Compassion threw me under the bus to escape consequences for his unprofessionalism.

The psychiatrist in the podcast was just as disrespectful to his patient and equivocating.

Indeed the facade can fall when their folly threatens to be exposed.

missbella · Apr 25, 2021 at 10:26 PM

After the patient's 10-year effort, the psychiatrist lost of license.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

LittleAfrica · Apr 26, 2021 at 08:08 AM

So glad for this client who kept on fighting and won! The fact that it took ten years indicates to me how much he had to fight against. These deplorable health professionals need to be tossed out. Far too many of them in the field.

missbella · Apr 27, 2021 at 04:55 PM

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So glad for this client who kept on fighting and won! The fact that it took ten years indicates to me how much he had to fight against. These deplorable health professionals need to be tossed out. Far too many of them in the field.

It took ten years, a widely-heard multi-part podcast, an upcoming television series and egregious transgressions.

here today · Apr 28, 2021 at 11:13 AM

This is an egregious and extreme case. But it illustrates the difficulties that clients can have in recognizing the problem and the difficulties and time that it takes for other people and authorities to recognize the problem, too.

But then -- it's not just a "problem". For the people involved, it is lives and emotional and social and financial damage.

Is it so hard to imagine that less egregious cases are happening, too, and they never make the news or the ethics boards? Society has lots of problems these days but this is one that needs to be looked into more closely, too.

koru_kiwi · May 08, 2021 at 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by missbella

After the patient's 10-year effort, the psychiatrist lost of license.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

thanks for sharing this long awaited for update and the positive news!

Lemoncake · May 09, 2021 at 10:58 AM

It's also being made into a show by Apple.

Apple lands “The Shrink Next Door,” starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd - Apple TV+ Press

koru_kiwi · May 18, 2021 at 02:25 AM

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It's also being made into a show by Apple.

yeah...i saw that. it's interesting...they are making it into a dark comedy. hopefully the TV series is as good as the podcast and gives justice to the underlying story.

Lemoncake · May 18, 2021 at 06:58 AM

I just started episode 2.

missbella · Dec 29, 2021 at 03:25 PM

This now is a dramatized series on Apple+. It might not be an easy view for anyone who had or has a traumatic bond with a therapist. I found it horrifying but largely insightful.

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missbella Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2010 Location: here Posts: 1,845 13 814 hugs given	Apr 25, 2021 at 10:26 PM #64 After the patient's 10-year effort, the psychiatrist lost of license. Bloomberg - Are you a robot? __________________ https://disequilibrium1.wordpress.co...aks-her-piece/
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LittleAfrica Account Suspended Member Since Dec 2016 Location: Deep down the rabbit hole Posts: 97 7 47 hugs given	Apr 26, 2021 at 08:08 AM #65 So glad for this client who kept on fighting and won! The fact that it took ten years indicates to me how much he had to fight against. These deplorable health professionals need to be tossed out. Far too many of them in the field.
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Lemoncake Luna's offical mini me. Member Since May 2017 Location: Cafe Nervosa. Posts: 9,691 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.2k hugs given	May 09, 2021 at 10:58 AM #69 It's also being made into a show by Apple. Apple lands “The Shrink Next Door,” starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd - Apple TV+ Press __________________ "Love, like life, flows Through the heart. Feel the thrill of the flow And say nothing."
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Lemoncake Luna's offical mini me. Member Since May 2017 Location: Cafe Nervosa. Posts: 9,691 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.2k hugs given	May 18, 2021 at 06:58 AM #71 I just started episode 2. __________________ "Love, like life, flows Through the heart. Feel the thrill of the flow And say nothing."
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missbella Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2010 Location: here Posts: 1,845 13 814 hugs given	Dec 29, 2021 at 03:25 PM #72 This now is a dramatized series on Apple+. It might not be an easy view for anyone who had or has a traumatic bond with a therapist. I found it horrifying but largely insightful. __________________ https://disequilibrium1.wordpress.co...aks-her-piece/
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