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Absolutely incredible. You did nothing wrong there. Add repeated confidentiality violations to his pile of offenses which, in my opinion, include patient abuse and fraud. You always have the option to block his phone and email if needed. Lawsuits have been won over less than this. He’s a...

Homeboy can’t take a hint and was oblivious to his legal liability. However after being more and more explicit he finally decided it was better to reach an agreement than have a disgruntled ex-patient who believed he was in breach of contract for nearly a year. The outcome was better than I...

Personally I think that what they’ve been doing is fraud against the patients AND payors (whether insurance or individual). If you have private insurance, notifying them (and forwarding evidence) might make something happen. Insurance fraud is a serious crime and there’s a decent chance they’ll...

Holy crap, he followed up with a written (mild) apology: I sent him the link to podcast #2 and his reply was "Thank you". Thank you, Ms Spock! I'm also enjoying his thanks because it's the first time he's thanked me for something in a while :p but the credit should go to you. I did tell him a...

Well our 1-hour meeting just ended! At first it went well, and he explained that the family stress of having an infant daughter is what was interfering with some but not all of his clients, and I said this was completely understandable and that his family should come first. I told him when he...

I really appreciate the kindness and support from all of you. It helps me feel like I’m not overreacting. I expect to update this in a few days once I see how our “post-mortem” goes. I don’t think he’ll show any sign that he understands the scope or severity of the problem, at which point I’ll...

Jesus tapdancing… wow. That’s terrible. Sounds rife for abuse and for letting people “buy power” over others for cheap. Somehow my guy has a Master’s in psychology and still pulls this.

It does seem odd at first glance, but I don’t actually thinks it’s a confidentiality issue. He didn’t give info that could even come close to identifying the patient. It came up because I was frustrated with his deflections, so he gave this as an example of how he can help me and other patients...

Thankfully I’m not sore about losing him, and while it’s been clear this year I wasn’t getting as much out of him, I assumed it was due to some kind of innocent mistake. Now if I read into his message it almost sounds like he knew or could. have known that he couldn’t do his job. With my...

I really appreciate it, Friday. I haven’t been on this forum in a LONG time but it helped me through a very difficult year or so. You all helped me get effective treatment and I’m very lucky to be considered more or less asymptomatic now. This guy is an LMHC. He works at an office with other...

It turns out my therapist cannot work with me. In the years he's known me, I haven't really dealt with PTSD symptoms, but I think everyone should have a therapist and he has been helpful in the past. However, at the beginning of the year, he started fading in usefulness. This all came to the...

Congratulations :) It sounds like you've gone through a lot and accomplished a lot in a year. Maybe your next year will be even better!

I can see why that made you uncomfortable. You're right to feel weird about it. My style would be to pull him aside and say something like: "You said something about estrogen the other day — what did you mean by that?" Knowing me, I'd probably make it a "compliment sandwich," try to say...

Whoops, in order to find the Stefan Bumol source, you'll need to search for [ mdma Stefan Bumol ]. Sorry for the hassle.

Here's a video that explains in straightforward terms the benefits of MDMA to a veteran who had been through countless therapies before. I apologize, but I haven't been active enough on this forum to post links. To find the video, search Google for: BNxuRs6tTuw. For more scientific info, read...

Discussing traumas under the influence of MDMA may provide immense benefit, even if you already can discuss the traumas in great detail. It is not only for those in the first stages of treatment. The trials in which it has performed so well are specifically for patients who have tried...

Thank you for the detailed notes! I learned some things. From what you say, it sounds like ketamine may have a role in treating PTSD. I feel that any discussion these days on new meds for PTSD should at least mention MDMA. My understanding and personal experience is that MDMA is likely to...

Maybe I do just need to say it to her. Good question. Does that means she's gotten worse?

Well, I've asked her via text the question I wanted to ask, and got the answer I expected from her. I've kind of lost my motivation to meet with her. All I would have to say to her now is that she can't possibly understand what a horrible parent she was, and I have every reason to expect she...

Yes, the confrontation seems to be it. Especially seeing how she responds to human situations. When you're an isolated kid, you can't really say think, "Wow, that parent of mine sure is behaving irrationally." Anyway, I just hit SEND on the no-frills message telling her what I want to talk...

Wow I wasn't expecting so many replies. Thank you ALL! :) "Teaching" probably wasn't the best word. I recognize that she won't understand most (or any?) of what she did wrong. We've had a couple conversations now after a decade-plus period of no contact, and she's given two back-handed...

I lived with my biological mother until I was almost an adult. She lives in a world where god cures your health concerns by praying, which of course made her a fabulous mother. I have horrifying medical issues that were caused by neglect or possibly abuse. I've been in treatment for PTSD for...

You said you couldn't afford it. Good job on telling him that. That would have been hard for me at one point. I really like @SheilaKathy's advice about asking for help with the tires. Too bad it didn't work. I hope you recognize it's a huge double standard that he expects you to pay for the...

I just wanted to chime in and say I relate quite a bit. I think a lot of these issues link back to self worth. I had some serious self-worth issues that my therapists and I have worked through / are still working through. Once my Ts helped hammer it through my thick skull that I'm worth more...

I'm not one to turn down a hug :) :hug: I hope your sufferer gets to a better place soon. I'm glad he has someone who cares so much about him.