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Therapist considering discharging me

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@frouke

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.

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@frouke child abuse - whether sexual, physical or emotionsl - cannot be waved away. It makes me so angry to watch abusers get away with it and lead their lives like nothing ever happened while the abused are left traumatized for life. I can relate as have suffered all three but in my case, as an East Indian child living in an East Indian community I had nowhere to turn to because always the victim (especially if a girl) is blamed, and the matter is swept under the rug in order to preserve the family’s status in society.

I am so glad to know at least in your case you have had access to help of some sort, even if not from family. I hope and pray you will get some closure. You will never get over your trauma, but bringing the perpetrators to justice would help to bring some sort of closure - although that is easier said than done,