Nada shrinks (was Re: Thanks Cindy...) - Megen

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Hi Megen,

Wow, how awful that your nada did that to you. My nada is studying to

become a psychologist, and I often wondered what she'd do to us with

that kind of power. As it was she'd always use her therapists against

us, convince them that we were abusive and then troop us all in for

confrontational " therapy " sessions. She did the same thing with

churches, which is why I have lots of anger towards both, and I can't

trust the two places people usually go to find comfort.

As far as I'm concerned you have every right to be angry. The mental

health system was a weapon your nada used on you. How horrible that

they went along with her delusions.

It's a tribute to your personal strength that you've come so far from

there, built up your own life. That's something you own, and nobody

else can take that away from you.

> You're WAY ahead of me: I am ANGRY. My nada, who is a clinical

psychologist,

> had me committed twice (involuntary: handcuffs, shackles, the whole

deal)

> and snowed everyone involved. Once she convinced my " treaters " that

I was

> psychotic, it shaded everything I said about her, and they thought

I was

> paranoid and delusional. They felt sorry for HER. I ended up losing

> everything but the clothes on my back and spending 4 years fighting

my way

> out of the mental health system: I now own a house and my own

business, and

> the last I heard nada was claiming credit for my escape from the

system and

> " return " to mental health. I hate the mental health system with a

venom that

> actually scares me. It almost destroyed the remnants of my soul

that nada

> hadn't gotten to yet. I can't trust anyone or anything now because

of all of

> this betrayal. I know it's my responsibility even though it's not

my fault,

> but...yeah. Lotsa anger.

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> Megen

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> Also...i have this overwhelming sense of frustration (not anger)

> toward the medical field. I had finally, after 22 years, managed

to

> get Mom into counseling (family counseling per her request). While

> we were there they formally diagnosed her with bipolar and thus

> treated her for that (but only for the 6 months we were in therapy

> and the 1 month she took medication). But now that she's not in

> therapy or on medication and i've been able to do my own research

and

> know without a doubt she's BP, i have no way of getting her help.

I

> just don't understand how our therapists weren't able to see the BP

> in her, it's SO obvious to me!! Of all the stories i told them

from

> my childhood how could they NOT see that she's obviously more than

> bipolar???

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