Worst thing a Psychiatrist/Therapist etc. has told you.

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Some of the stuff mentioned in this thread isn't just "bad therapy", it's actually medically negligent or even criminal.

Is anyone doing anything to report these people, get them struck off the medical register, or even just named and shamed?

If these stories are true, then there's no way should some of these "therapists" be allowed to practise.

Especially if they're wealthy enough to retire (and not steal anyone anymore)

i was in a psychiatric unit for many years of my schooling, and i had an ascribed psychiatrist who had student psychologists who studied me during my consultations with my psychiatrist.

i was told many things about myself but none of the things i was told bothered me.

my parents (adoptive but it is irrelevant(they loved me like their own child (or even more))) were at a meeting with my psychiatrist one day with me present and my psyche told my mother that i did not love her in the way she thought i did.

she said (my psych was a woman) to my mother that my deepest experience of love goes no further than the love i have for animals. she said i was not capable of true adult love, and i am only capable of the love that a child might have for his pet.

i did not want my mother to hear it, and she became upset and she asked me if i would be more sad if she or my cat died.
i could not answer it because i can not think that way, and she decided she was no more valuable to me than an animal.

i do love animals, so if she thought it was a feeble way to love, then she was wrong.
she is not alive anymore but i wish she knew that i consider all animals (but very few humans) "lovable", and so it is a compliment to her to know that i loved her as much as my animal friends. she never knew and never will now.


ahh well.
i guess it was good that my mother found out about the depth of my soul before she invested too much hope in me.

A counsellor once told me, as if confirming the chemicals in a mass spectrometer that;

'You live entirely in your head'


I think my response was something like 'Oh'

Today it would be;

'That's is pure f****ng genius, no wonder you guys have to study so long to get qualified. Now then, tell me, how the f**k do you get me OUT of my ****ing head and into YOUR ****ing world '

or perhaps a simple 'Well, we'd better get me out then '

I love the people who tell you they want to be therapists. I had this guy in work a few years ago who said he was sick of working with computers and wanted to "work with people". I said "oh yeah in what way" he said "Counselling".

This is a guy that ate so badly he developed diabetes at 28. He used to eat Fries covered in curry with two sausages every day for lunch, he would use 4 sachets of salt on it. He was 31 (probably a virgin) lived with his mother and spent his coffee breaks talking to a 53 year old woman that worked on the floor below us.

Yes my friend exactly what this economy needs is a good software engineer with a life like yours quitting his job to be a therapist.

lemme see.....

I was taken to a psychiatrist only once.

A waste of time it was, He was under the impression that the issue with me was a lack of motivation or something I had no idea.

The feeling between my mother and I at the end of the appt was the same, "that was 30mins of my life i want back"


as for those stories of negligence by professionals

I have one piece of advice

Report them to the medical board. (or the equivalent in your area)

I've steered clear of therapists, but I do remember being in family therapy when I was 13. One conversation went something like this:

Therapist (to me): How do you feel about what the others have just said?

Me: I don't know.

Therapist (incredulously, while other family members roll their eyes): What do you mean you don't know? How can you not know how you feel?

Me: I don't know. I don't feel anything, really. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with me.

Other family members: She manipulating us.

Therapist (to me): Are you manipulating them?

Me: I don't know. I've never heard that word before. What does it mean?

Therapist: It's trying to make other people do what you want them to do, so you can have your way.

Me: What are you talking about?

Family members: Yep, she's manipulating us alright.

Me: What?!

Therapist: How do you feel about all this?

Me: Pissed off. I'm leaving. [and I walked out of the room]

I never did understand what was going on, there, especially since the whole reason we were there was because my big sister had drank a large glass of rum for breakfast before school one morning. I just went back and forth from school and bugged no one.

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A quarter century later, I had a good experience with a therapist, who we saw to try to figure out what we were doing wrong as parents:

Therapist: After hearing what you've had to say over the past few sessions, I believe that you both are very good parents, and doing a really good job. Your son is the most brilliant and baffling child I have ever met. I honestly don't feel qualified to guess what might be going on with him, but I suspect it may be some kind of neurological condition of some sort. Whatever it is, it is not your fault. It's nothing that you are doing wrong. Here are some phone numbers of people who might be better qualified to help.

I also feel WP has helped me emotionally more than any pill or therapist etc. and my Psychology teacher (although she DID upset me etc.) gave me better advice in 5min. than anyone!! ! A couple examples.


Me and a student were arguing in class and the teachers comment was "I don't know I've never been in that situation" IMO DING DING CORRECT ANSWER! YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN MY SITUATION SO SHUT UP!! !! !! !!

Another experience I saw an old school bully/friend we hugged and exchanged phone numbers my mom was upset since this was a past bully (IMO forgive/forget) UH not for mom! She argued with me over talking to the guy and she suggested I tell the Psychology teacher and that she'd agree with her!! !! !! Well I did go to the Psychology teacher she said "You already know what to do" I said I do she said "yes" MOST POWERFUL ADVICE EVER!! !! !

She also looked you STRAIGHT in the eye and listened to your issues,and after giving advice the following day she'd ask did that work out for you? etc. SHE CARED FOR PEOPLES FEELINGS!! !! !! !! She was caring and compassionate while YES she was a great Psychology teacher IMO overall she should have NOT been teaching and been a Psychologist full-time she's THAT GOOD IMO!