Have you ever had a bad therapist?

Question

I went to a therapist when I was about 13 or 14 and I was telling him about something bad I did and that really upset him. Then, when I tried to talk, he told me to shut up...and my mom was there too. Have you ever had a bad therapist..or was this guy just an ***?

Answer 1

I am sorry for your experience. I went thru something similar with a psychologist when I was 14. I was there cause I was having problems mostly trust issues and feelings of worthlessness. It took many sessions for me to open up about my issues. My physiologist then started telling my parents everything I was telling her. My mom yelled at me for telling our "family business" to an outsider. I stopped going shortly after that.
Fast forward to adult hood ...last year I was feeling really down. My company has mental health coverage so I decided to find a therapist. When I called for an appointment the therapist spoke with me for a few minutes on the phone then announced she had twins and was frankly too busy to help me. She told me I was deeply troubled and should call someone else. She then hung up...she called me back in a few minutes and asked who my insurer was ...when I told her she said OK I change my mind "maybe I could give you little time "... I hung up on her !

Answer 2

Sometimes, events that happen in our life make us feel tired, burdened, or regretful. We spend too much time thinking about a horrible deed we've committed, even though we no can no longer change it. So how do we move on from a bad experience? Accept that it happened. It's not the easiest thing to do, but it will help you get on your way. The past is a part of your life now, but it is not the most important part. Accept the fact that it can no longer be changed in anyway. Live on the present. This one is kind of hard, as well, since the present is easy to take for granted. Know that by constantly using your present time wisely, you are constantly making a better past for yourself. Learn from it. Something good always comes out of anything, even if it is a very bad experience. Find the lesson involve and try not to make the same twice. Lousy-Lesson Example 1: "If I didn't get busted shoplifting, I would've moved on to armed robbery and get shot by cops."(Note: this did happen to me) Forgive. Yourself or the ones that have hurt you. Cut yourself, and others, some slack. Nobody asks to be given a bad memory. People are not perfect. Everyone is prone to make mistakes. That's how people are. And the only way to really move on from a bad experience is to forgive the people involved. If it really bothers you, talk to someone you trust and feel comfortable with about it. Talking is good. Not talking about it makes you bottle it up, and the next thing you know, medication is involved. Compare it to another's bad experience. Think about it. I mean, you've had a bad day, but that other person may have had a bad year. You may have lost your cat, but that person across the street lost his mom. Everything's relative, even problems. No denying the past. Because, no matter how hard you bury it, it will resurface time and again, like a bad zombie film.

Answer 3

I've seen quite a few bad therapists. I've been told to shut up, I've been laughed at, and once when I really needed to talk to one because I was feeling suicidal, she told me to hold on a minute so she could finish eating her ice cream. It's hard to find a therapist that is right for you, and if you've given up, don't. There is someone out there right for you. I have now finally found my right therapist, and now I'm a much happier person because of it.

Answer 4

Most people who use the term "therapist" or "psychotherapist" are frauds. By that I mean they are neither trained nor qualified nor experienced in treating people with mental illness. This includes the most common mental illnesses, depression, anxiety disorders and eating disorders. Therapy is not talking. Therapy is the use of specific techniques proven by research to succeed in making a condition better.

So, who IS qualified to do that treatment? People with a PhD in Clinical Psychology or a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD). If they go to an accredited university, they are eligible to sit for your state's licensure exam (bet you didn't know psychology was a LICENSED profession). If they pass, they gain the right to use the legally defined term "Licensed Clinical Psychologist".

The bottom line is this. If you go to a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, you will likely get better because you will be doing specific, standardized, well reseached and proven techniques that work for your problem. If you go see someone else, you will probably waste alot of time talking and bullshitting for a fee, not get better and may get worse. Many of these people are freaking nuts, btw. Don't be surprised if they act really weird or do weird and inappropriate things.

Answer 5

No never on my life,but maybe the therapist your talking to is annoyed with you or maybe you say something he/she didn't like or maybe he/she is a little bit cranky.