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About my abusive therapist I had from 2011-2015. There was just a story in the news about how this kind of stuff is considered freedom of speech and you can not get into any legal trouble over it.
But has anyone else done this? Written a bad review about a therapist? __________________ Ridin' with Biden |
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I would have, but I didn't for a couple of reasons.
1. I didn't want to have a fight over freedom of speech and defamation of character. 2. I wouldn't want to post my name for everyone to see. 3. I don't want to be accused of harassment. __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica |
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I changed my name but I still have my old name on the review. And I moved out of state and my info isn’t on Google anymore. And I don’t have my old phone number either. It doesn’t exist anymore since we got rid of our landline. It will be hard to find me.
But there have been stories about people writing Yelp reviews and being taken to court but winning because of freedom of speech. __________________ Ridin' with Biden |
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As long as you stick to truth in the reviews, you should be fine. I don't really know much about the US legal system, but it makes very little sense if you could not write the truth about what has been taking place. Arent't the reviews there for that reason?
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I was sorely tempted after that one lady basically said I should leave when I told I her I was terrified. But I didn't, because of the same reasons as Scarlet. To me it wasn't worth the possible come back.
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As someone with journalism training, the defense against libel is the truth. If what you said happened, then you should be fine.
I'm curious as to what happened with the Yelp reviews with people being taken to court, if any of the plaintiffs won the lawsuits. They certainly couldn't win for just something like "the food is terrible"--it would have to go deeper than that and have actual accusations, I'd imagine. |
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I think you don't see many bad reviews because of the issues I wrote above and/or other reasons. Reviewing a product is different than reviewing a person. Saying someone is always late is different than saying they abandoned you. And just like if you report them to the board, it's your words versus theirs. Hard to prove you're right in those situations.
I.e. I had proof that ex-T abandoned me, and I still lost my case. __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica |
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(Sorry this is a bit of topic, OP)
Famous case was Sally Bercow: UK Court Finds Tweet Libelous Because Of Implied Meaning |
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Still hard to prove that the therapist was in the wrong.
I'm not trying to argue. I am giving warning. If the board of psychology can dismiss a case like I experienced, then a therapist can easily get around a review. I'm not saying it's right or fair. Just be warned that leaving a review "could" have consequences. The people here who have been abandoned or abused or mistreated by a therapist already have enough to deal with. Sometimes speaking up doesn't result in what you hope for and you should be prepared for those consequences. Eta: I do NOT regret filing with the board even though it hurt like hell that I lost. I DO regret not trying to sue her. Again, it would be painful as hell, but at least I would have tried. I thought I didn't want her money, but now looking at it, I could have donated it to a foundation. __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica |
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I never heard anything about the review. So I guess I’m in the clear.
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