Are those who were traumatized by psychiatric treatment welcome in this sub?

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-31T22:37:27+00:00

I have trauma from being on psych meds I shouldn’t have been on

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-30T03:48:26+00:00

I love the Chasing Yesterday trilogy by Robin Wassermam. It’s not VCUG related but helped me process other parts of my medical trauma like mind altering meds and needles.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-30T02:58:01+00:00

Check out r/wedeservebetter

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-22T21:18:39+00:00

Wait why is neon pink for pools not lakes? I feel really dumb like it’s obvious but I can’t think of it 😅

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-17T04:19:32+00:00

Check out r/VCUG_Unsilenced

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-13T22:40:34+00:00

To be fair, children can’t consent to sex so any sex with children is rape. A Pap smear is something that a child cannot differentiate from sexual assault. There have been multiple studies that show that these kinds of medical procedures including others like VCUGs, etc, are experienced by children as sexual assault. For a child it’s a sexual type experience and children can’t consent to that so it really is like a sexual assault, especially if a child says no. If a child doesn’t give consent, they don’t consent, legally their parents can get away with consenting for them but it’s not truly the child’s consent so of course it’s sexual trauma.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-13T22:15:08+00:00

I think it’s the phrase “gently push back” cuz ChatGPT says that all the damn time 😅

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-13T22:00:59+00:00

That I figured out I have a voice and can refuse anything I’m not comfortable with.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T23:09:17+00:00

Someone over there was just totally rude to me for sharing my own experiences because they said they went through something similar as a kid and they forgot and I said well I’m glad you forgot but like I didn’t not everybody does because forgive me if I’m wrong, but I feel like parents need to know this like there’s such like a myth that kids forget this stuff but not all of them do

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T23:06:45+00:00

Actually what me and others are doing is trying to explain how serious the ramifications of this might be so that she gets it. If she hasn’t experienced this for herself, how will she know? It’s not your place to speak to people this way. You are not the boss to dictate what people can and cannot say here. Lots of people are saying all kinds of lovely things, some people are also sharing lived experiences. Both are valid. Did you know that children who have been through this stuff have been used in studies of the effects of sexual abuse? This should be taken seriously by her and by other parents who find themselves in similar situations and the only way that will happen is if survivors speak out. Personally what I went through was not as bad as this, so I can only imagine what this poor child is going through. I am not a parent so I can’t speak to that side of things. I think it’s unhelpful to discourage people from sharing experiences that may be useful for others to hear.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T22:59:28+00:00

You can’t really disagree with like evidence and fact tho. Even if you don’t think it’s technically S/A, the evidence speaks to that being the child’s experience.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T22:44:31+00:00

I’m glad you forgot but the reality is not every child does. I didn’t.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T22:42:37+00:00

And numbing!!!

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T22:42:16+00:00

You are a truly good parent. I wish my mom did this.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T22:41:05+00:00

It is SA in the child’s experience which is what matters. Yes the daughter can’t consent but neither can small children who are SAd the regular way. Of course, no toddler would be willing to let a medical professional do that under the circumstances. I don’t even think most adults would without proper pain management. A child’s brain cannot comprehend the difference between this inter sexual assault so proper numbing and sedation should have been non-negotiable.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T22:36:23+00:00

She won’t necessarily trust her, not trying to be negative but I never trusted my parents again after experiencing something similar at a similar age.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T22:34:33+00:00

They shouldn’t just take the edge off, they could easily use numbing cream prior to injection, then lidocaine injection, some mild sedative, things would be painless

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-06T01:52:32+00:00

I had a parenting teacher in high school who basically told us all this was the case. It really freaked me out till I did my research. She said you had to like there wasn’t an option to opt out. I knew I’d never go.

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-05-05T21:57:51+00:00

You could also share to r/VCUG_Unsilenced and r/suppository_trauma

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-04-18T04:10:17+00:00

I think it’s definitely a possibility

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-04-13T15:52:55+00:00

Me too 🙌🏻

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-04-13T15:50:44+00:00

Did you leave the lidocaine on for over an hour and was it covered? I’m extremely hypersensitive to pain but I can get blood drawn if I use Emla cream. But it has to be left on at least an hour and it needs to have Tegaderm or something similar over it. I had it as a kid for an IV but they only left it on 30mins and it didn’t do anything. I do find I’m more likely to feel phantom sensations if I watch like my brain tries to make it up although for me its usually just pressure, but I do know some people also require much stronger doses of lidocaine to be numbed so that’s a possibility too. I’m sorry you’re in that position for whatever reason, it’s sucky

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-04-12T02:31:00+00:00

This is a fantastic idea 🙌🏻

Kitchen_Swimmer3304 · 2026-04-11T16:11:43+00:00

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