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Therapist considering discharging me

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@rashida

@frouke that was a horrifying experience indeed! I think that psychiatrist acted unethically and should be reported to the provincial/federal board - but that is just my opinion.

For one thing, if he is treating your brother he should not be having any social connection with him - or any patient, for that matter.

For another, he should not have called you in (the fact you were fast tracked in to his office now clearly indicates - to me at least - that he called you in because he was being nosy rather than concerned about you) if he suspected his other patient (his friend?) and you might be related. He should have investigated that ahead of time before seeing you.

I see this psychiatrist’s actions as unethical and unprofessional and I would report him.

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Hi Rashida, thank you for responding to my recent message, I am truly convinced that he was totally unethical and his reason for bringing me in was based on his own personal interest. He even said later that he was convinced we were related so he knew right from the start when he saw my name that I was related. I was devastated that I opened up so quickly about my PTSD and who my abuser was, then 20 minutes later he tells me that he is socially connected to my brother and his wife. I felt like I was punched in the stomach, I had a panic attack for days afterwards and I became quite paranoid, my thoughts were scattered and I imagined him telling my family about our conversation. I have disassociated myself from my family because last year I tried to reach out to my brother to try and find someone resolution, it failed miserably, he has a good life and social status in his community so he was not prepared to open any doors with me or even admit that it even happened. The abuse occurred many years ago when I was a child up until I left home at age 19, I cannot explain why my past is tormenting me now, it may be due to the past five years with the pandemic and getting cancer, either way it’s not uncommon for this to happen. I made a decision not to pursue it any further mainly due to my fragile mental health and I have no one left in my family that knows about my past with him, this would be my parents and they are long gone. I am receiving some intensive therapy from another source to help me with my PTSD which they feel is what now needs to be addressed. I don’t think my family will pursue this matter but are more inclined to make me out to be a mental case, I already know that this is the stand that they have taken. I thank you for your support and I pray that this unfortunate situation will just go away, I am praying for mental peace and putting the bad things to rest once and for all, Frouke.