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Maybe people already tried "trained professional". I tried one while being abused by my ex-wife, my experience was very underwhelming: - I paid a lot of money,
by throe37378 3y ago
Maybe people already tried "trained professional". I tried one while being abused by my ex-wife, my experience was very underwhelming:
- I paid a lot of money, but she basically talked about herself
- I was supposed to take some psycho medication, because "depressed people must take pills" (does not work on BPD, it is like recommending antibiotics on flu)
- She took side with my ex, gas lighting me into being better doormat for her.
- At end she tried to date me.
Frankly, well tuned AI will make most of these counselors obsolete.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoFor what it’s worth: in many places this kind of behavior would cause a person to lose their standing as a professional. Certainly where I live, a counselor that tried to date a patient would face an investigation. What you went through isn’t normal.
- throe37378 3y agoLawyer in UK told me to let it go, no proof, and she could interfere with my divorce. And mens support forums have many similar stories. Maybe not therapists, but female teachers dating much younger students is relatively common and tolerated. And frankly dating is not even the main problem. I doubt she would lose license for not being qualified.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoPretty rare for counselors to be compelled to testify in court in the UK. Cases of sexual assault and child abuse would be the most common things that courts would force disclosure on…