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  • Author : Rick
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  • Topic : Something’s not right
30 Jan 2015 11:26 AM
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@hiddenite 

 

Hello Hiddenite, my name is Rick. 

I am a fruitloop and therefore harmless.

 

Thank you for joing us and sharing your truly disturbing story. I am very impressed that you sought to reach out after that experience.

 

PTSD has a good track record of treatment effectiveness. You have some comorbidity factors ( extra illnesses) which will make the journey more challenging. But hang in there. 

Seriously just hang in.

 

It sounds very much like your quack was using an experiential recall type therapy. From the frequency of appointments this makes sense. 

To recall and or reexperince trauma is very hard on the patient. It has in the past been considered a useful tool but recent research has brought that conclusion into doubt. 

Your therapist obviously found the consequence of your therapy too hot to handle. This is your therapists fault and responsibility NOT YOURS. 

I have Complex PTSD with comorbidity factors as well. It took me many many years in the bad old days until I stumbled over someone who would help me. 12 years later we are still working the gristle  that is my brain.

Do not give up.

I have to tell you that pstchiatrists and psychologists are just as fallible as we mere humans. The good one admit when they've made mistakes, the crap one blame their patients. So don't buy into it OK?

 

Now I don't know which state you are living in but I can point in the direction of a national resource service.

medicarelocal@health.gov.au

 

http://www.medicarelocals.gov.au/internet/medicarelocals/publishing.nsf/content/home#.VMtn_WiUdGw

Above you'll find ttheir emial address for any enquiries that are not urgent

Below that is their web site. It has a locator map on it. Just start with your state and it'll lead city and town to the office closest to you. 

Give them a hoy and explain your situation, if you can tell them about your experience recently and ask for trauma realted therapy options. And funding help if neccessary. These people are really on the ball, and very helpful, in the larger offices they have a resident psyche and they can run you through whatever referral processes have to be done.

 

There are people who can help you. I promise this is true. I've met some incredible people on the forum many of who have complex diagnoses and truly terrible stories of trauma and so very many of them have found support and help that is useful. 

 

So please @hiddenite do not give up. Do not believe the easy lie that you are untreatable. That is (excuse me for this) bollocks. None of us no matter how messed up are too hard. 

We are here for you!

Keep being brave, grab hope and hold tight 

 

Hope endures

 

Rick

 

 

 

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