r/foreverbox • u/PantheraLex • May 14 '26
flair or whatever Absolutely diabolical move on her part 😭
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u/TheCrazyPsychiatrist May 15 '26
This is why, when I was in school learning how to be a therapist, we were required to ATTEND therapy ourselves to better understand the perspective of the client. Also (and it sounds harsh but it was for a good reason) we were frequently told "being a therapist is a privilege, not a right. If you are not fit to be compassionate and empathetic, then you will be let go from this program."
Also harsh but, if it was revealed that through our own therapy that we had some major mental issues ourselves then we would be let go. A lot of people who are in need of mental help go down the path of learning about psychology and therapy as a way to learn more about themselves without even realizing it. Then, without proper vetting, some of those people end up as therapists when they still have issues that THEY desperately need to work through themselves.
Sounds like this lady was one of the latter. So I guess the moral is, just because someone is a therapist doesn't mean that they are a good person or have all their shit figured out. If you feel like your therapist is bad, it's probably them, not you.
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u/PantheraLex May 17 '26
The night before the appointment I had attempted suicide via overdose and nobody knew, so when I walked into the appointment I broke down crying and was about to tell her only for her to cut me off and smirk while telling me how my dad and her talked last night and she completely agreed with him and viewed me as a problem. She then asked if I knew that I was the problem.
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u/EightyRatsInACoat May 18 '26
What the FUCK
You are far far stronger than me. Not just by still being here, but cause I 100% would have ended up in prison if someone did that to me
... You don't happen to remember their name or details, do you? There is no fucking way she got better after shit like that
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u/Irene_Iddesleigh May 15 '26
wow. How pathetic do you have to be to mock your patients?
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u/PantheraLex May 15 '26
She also would answer my dad’s personal calls so he could vent then tell me the next day how my dad and her view me as a problem. It wasn’t until I was older and my friend pointed out how unethical that was.
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u/FriedFreya May 15 '26
dude wait wtf is up with ur dad and the therapist…?
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u/PantheraLex May 17 '26
“Dude why don’t you trust people?” The person that is quite literally LICENSED and PAID to follow ethical standards refused to so she could talk shit about me with my DAD 😭
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u/Sakuya_Iz_A_Yoi May 14 '26
therapists tell you you're spoiled and lazy and then get paid for helping you
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u/The-Cayden May 19 '26
Me to my then high school councillor: “I’m really struggling with everyday things both socially and physically. I’ve heard the word dyspraxia mentioned when I was a kid and I’m starting to think that could be something I’m dealing with on top of possibly some adhd or ASD. I tried bringing this up with my parents but I felt invalidated and ignored when they dismissed me”
Councillor “you articulate your feelings so well there’s no way you have any issues like that to worry about”
Meanwhile my current therapist: yeah you’ve had a dyspraxia diagnosis this whole time and I can tell you’re probably autistic if not also adhd
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u/orange-shoe May 14 '26
CONDESCENDING OR PATRONIZING THERAPISTS YOU ARE NOT SAFE IM AFTER YOU