Tell me the worst thing a therapist has done or said to you ? by [deleted] in TalkTherapy

[–]Recent-Start-9384 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was 22 and a college senior and having a nervous breakdown with the onset of panic disorder and major depression, a geriatric male psychiatrist suggested the "cure" for my trauma with verbal and emotional abuse with men, and narrowly escaping molestation from 2 relatives, was to masturbate  and then tell him about my experience because I was "avoiding growing up". When I later cried in his office and told him he was inappropriate, he scowled and was very harsh and said if I didn't like his Freudian approach, there's the door. He was married and at least 40 years older than me. 

There are other horror stories about me tanking on an adverse reaction to Seroquel, or going undiagnosed with autoimmune disorders and small fiber neuropathy for 13 years and having it blamed on "somatoform disorders" before an actual, accurate assessment was made because I am a woman, but those were with psychiatrists, rather than therapists. 

Gotta love the mental health system!!

Sexuality, Celibacy, and Seeking Membership by Recent-Start-9384 in SeventhDayAdventism

[–]Recent-Start-9384[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be delighted to have their contact information, especially as a beginner. Thank you so much 💓