My psychiatrist is a pedophile (convicted) - where's my trust

[Deleted member 31998]

This goes beyond just finding out after some digging that my psychiatrist is in fact a convicted and registered pedophile for molestation and child pornography possession. I haven't seen him in over a month, however, surprisingly he states that I have no mental health issues; this may explain why he was so adamant to say I was functional and fine after knowing my past with 10+ years of sexual abuse.

In a way, it's as if he gas lighted me into thinking that I'm okay and have no mental health because I am functional and can keep a job, drive a car and pay my bills. The things that he disregards is how I cry every day without warning, how I see myself as someone who can't go on and how I can't cope with getting out of bed at all. Sure, we all go through this, but I'm noticing how little I trust anyone with the exception of my fiance and the few good people on this forum.

Even typing this out is really hard on me. Everything feels hard, like a struggle. Nothing feels okay, even when everything is going well.

 

[Deleted member 541]

Wow, that's really f*cked up. You build a relationship with your therapist and then you find this out... holy shit!!!!!! I'm sorry he's such a shit...

 

[hodge]

OMG! Run, don't walk, to another psychiatrist!!

How does he even have a license to practice???

 

[Deleted member 541]

@hodge I thought about the license thing too, but was having a hard time wrapping my brain around the whole thing. But NOW, I think if I were the OP, I would contact the board of psychology or psychiatry and ask so freaking questions.....

 

[Deleted member 31998]

OMG! Run, don't walk, to another psychiatrist!!

How does he even have a license to practice???

Unfortunately Canada is quite liberal to a harmful degree; there are GPs in town here who have similar pasts from different countries or provinces that simply get transferred.

 

[Deleted member 31998]

@hodge I thought about the license thing too, but was having a hard time wrapping my b...

Thank you for reading this and taking the time to respond; Canada is far too passive when it comes to sexual offences, as a majority of medical practitioners here have longstanding histories with molestation, pedophilia and the like.

 

[hodge]

Can you screen them out by, say, doing what @She Cat suggested? I can't imagine anything good for you in seeing this guy.

 

[Deleted member 541]

@outsideperception Well, it's time to start finding a new therapist and making sure that they are not a sexual predator before your first appointment... That just blows my mind that they would allow people in a profession like this?!?!?!

 

[whiteraven]

I can't even imagine finding this out and how I would react. I am so sorry. Please take care of yourself, and when you search for someone new, do some serious checking before you see them, for your own peace of mind.

 

[Deleted member 31998]

My counsellor is fantastic! The psychiatrist is the problem. I'll see about switching to one of the more reputable female psychiatrists available.

 

[blueangel371115]

Thank you for reading this and taking the time to respond; Canada is far too passive when it comes to sexual offences, as a majority of medical practitioners here have longstanding histories with molestation, pedophilia and the like.

In many things. Too many things. It's really sad in some ways.

My guess is he is talking to you that way because he doesn't he doesn't see what he did is wrong and doesn't consider the people he hurt as victims therefore he can't see you as one. Just spitballing.

 

[Deadman]

Canada is far too passive when it comes to sexual offences, as a majority of medical practitioners here have longstanding histories with molestation, pedophilia and the like.

Ummm... where exactly did you get that info?