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But NOTHING HAPPENS when you report them, so what's the point?Hopefully you reported them...??
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But NOTHING HAPPENS when you report them, so what's the point?Hopefully you reported them...??
As for the all, majority, most, many, some, few question -- how's this? ALL of the therapists I've seen did less than they were capable of doing to help me. They ALL weaved and bobbed through sessions avoiding the hard stuff (no matter how obvious I made it that I needed to talk about it) trying to keep it as easy as possible for no one's benefit but their own. ALL.But that wouldnt be most but some or even a few.
I'm sorry that's been your experience, OP. A number of people have shared their experiences, and they fall all across the spectrum from 'All mine were bad, too' to 'I've had only good therapists'. it sounds like you've answered your thread - you asked, are the majority of therapists crazy? And your conclusion is, Yes, they are.ALL of the therapists I've seen did less than they were capable of doing to help me. They ALL weaved and bobbed through sessions avoiding the hard stuff (no matter how obvious I made it that I needed to talk about it) trying to keep it as easy as possible for no one's benefit but their own. ALL.
- that it was them, not you. Also, that there's nothing to be done about it:Well, that's your issue, I did nothing wrong.
Is there anything else you are looking for in this thread? Do you want more opinions? If not, I'll lock it. If yes, please just say so.NOTHING HAPPENS when you report them, so what's the point?
I don't think there's ever any reason to lock a thread. If individual members don't like it for whatever reason, they can click out of it and go find one they do like.Is there anything else you are looking for in this thread? Do you want more opinions? If not, I'll lock it. If yes, please just say so.
Well, that's not for debate. But if you're still finding the thread useful, I'll leave it be.I don't think there's ever any reason to lock a thread.
I am a qualified and experienced therapist, have worked in London as well as my adopted country, and sadly I have to say that I am quite concerned myself at the psychological condition, and lack of empathy, knowledge and experience, of many in the profession. I have quite a number of worrying stories I could tell about questionable psychiatrists that I have worked with, highly qualified therapists who revictimise clients because they lack knowledge and experience and are themselves traumatised, others who simply scraped through their course by re-sitting exams and frankly do not have the intelligence to carry out their profession adequately, and who have not dealt with their own damaged conditions... the list goes on, unfortunately. As one person said, we are only human, but professionals as part of their training are required to have had therapy and dealt with their own issues before setting up practice. Practice is a good word for it, actually, because they are merely practicing on other vulnerable people. One common saying among therapeutic professionals is "Fake it 'til you make it" - that says a lot. Qualifications do not guarantee a good professional, unfortunately, sad to say.The first time I started seeing a therapist someone warned me that they're all crazy, but I thought he was being flip. Y...
One common saying among therapeutic professionals is "Fake it 'til you make it"
Thats a common saying everywhere.
A "bad fit" is possible. A therapist that does not meet the minimum requirements to be considered a competent professional (though advertising and BILLING themselves as such) can't be chalked up to a "bad fit."it is the patient's responsiblity to 'shop around' and feel out each therapist before settling to one.
Of course their are bad T's out there. But one does wonder about the person receiving the therapy, rather than the therapist themself, when one person has a string of bad outcomes. That's not a dig at any particular poster: I can reflect that it's worked out really badly for me and some of the T's I've tried in the past. And it's painful to admit it, but a very big part of the reason for the bad outcome was...me.
If a therapist comes up short on any of these, it is 100% their fault, not the patient's for failing to "shop around" more.
Therapists who can't handle your trauma shouldn't exist. Especially not if they have "Trauma" right there on the list of conditions they're qualified to treat.Theres a lot to be said about feeling a therapist out, asking questions, etc before even coming out with your trauma. I make a therapist earn trust before i ever say a word about my trauma and the questions i ask are specifically to make sure they can handle a trauma such as mine.
BUT there are good therapists out there so try again, or look differently.
Lots of people have pathetically limited options because of expense, insurance, location, etc. It's not so easy to just up and go find another one. It sucks to have to end therapy after months of searching, because some of these people simply can't or won't do the job they're paid to do, and it's too bad. No repercussions, no recourse, no way to prove what happened to anyone who wasn't there.If the therapist doesn't feel right, end the session and go to another.