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Posted by Marie1 on October 28, 2010, at 19:13:13
I learned the day before yesterday that my former psychiatrist said some very nasty things about me to a friend during her therapy session. Dr. F., my pdoc, introduced me to K while we were both in therapy with him, because I was looking for a trainer and she was starting up a business. I worked out with K for many years, and after I quit, we remained good friends. I terminated therapy with Dr. F. in the fall of 2006, and she continued on with him for perhaps another year. She told me this week that Dr. F. said to her, "Marie's husband" (he commutes to Long Island for work) "must be having an affair while he's in New York, because I don't know how he can stand her." (!!!!!)
I am devastated to hear this. K had never told me this before because she didn't want to hurt my feelings. I really am hurt, though. I never got the impression Dr. F. had such a low opinion of me; quite the contrary. I know K is not lying about what she told me.
I literally cannot concentrate on anything - I keep going over this scenario in my head. I have another psychiatrist now and when I told him this yesterday, his jaw literally dropped, he was so shocked at this man's lack of ethics.
I just had to relate this to whomever was willing to read this post. I just can't get it out of my head.
Posted by olivepit on October 28, 2010, at 20:28:28
In reply to My former pdoc is EVIL, posted by Marie1 on October 28, 2010, at 19:13:13
> I am devastated to hear this. K had never told me this before because she didn't want to hurt my feelings. I really am hurt, though.
I can't help but wonder what made her tell you now? So long afterwards...or at all.
>I never got the impression Dr. F. had such a low opinion of me; quite the contrary. I know K is not lying about what she told me.
How do you know?
> I literally cannot concentrate on anything - I keep going over this scenario in my head. I have another psychiatrist now and when I told him this yesterday, his jaw literally dropped, he was so shocked at this man's lack of ethics.
Id be devastated if that happened to me, but seriously, why would she tell you that? Whether it was true or not. It does not help you at all to know that. In fact the only time it could have been useful to know is during the time you were seeing him. I don't knwo the situation, but I would personally seriously question the source.> I just had to relate this to whomever was willing to read this post. I just can't get it out of my head.
As hard as it is I'd try to turn it off, if he did say it, hes a loser. Who clearly has issues! So horrible of him to say. Don't let his unprofessionalism get to you.
Posted by obsidian on October 28, 2010, at 22:11:08
In reply to My former pdoc is EVIL, posted by Marie1 on October 28, 2010, at 19:13:13
yeah, that is awful, what a jerk....
very unprofessional to say the least
Posted by Marie1 on October 29, 2010, at 7:41:00
In reply to Re: My former pdoc is EVIL, posted by olivepit on October 28, 2010, at 20:28:28
I understand you're questioning of K's motives. She has another issue with him, and basically she was warning me it was going to come out; that she was going public with other things he told her. She really is a good friend, and if I believed she was f###ing me over too, I'd really be questioning my ability to judge people.
You are absolutely correct about not dwelling on it. I'm going to file a complaint with my state's APA association, and hopefully at least I'll feel vindicated. K knows I'm planning to do that; I don't think she'd be backing me if it wasn't true.
Thanks for your comment.
Posted by Christ_empowered on October 29, 2010, at 19:52:01
In reply to My former pdoc is EVIL, posted by Marie1 on October 28, 2010, at 19:13:13
you're not the only one whose shrinks have talked about them. I had a situation where some shrinks I had to deal with from a local drug treatment facility took it upon themselves to spread my confidential information all over my small, southern town. There was nothing I could do. I've since moved and I think they've stopped talking about me b/c of legal action I took against another shrink related to something else, but still...it sucked, and there was nothing I could do about it. At all. I know how you feel; at least you have a friend who is letting you know what's going on here.
I think this sort of thing is a lot more common than we think, kind of like people having relationships with their mental health professionals is apparently pretty common.
Posted by Marie1 on October 30, 2010, at 7:44:08
In reply to if it makes you feel better..., posted by Christ_empowered on October 29, 2010, at 19:52:01
Actually, no, it doesn't make me feel better at all to know that this happened to you. I think it's awful. Therapists are the the first people to know that addiction is a disease! and the fact that they spread it all over town is not just unprofessional, it's criminal, IMHO. Wasn't there any legal action you could take against them?
Posted by Christ_empowered on October 30, 2010, at 12:41:53
In reply to Re: if it makes you feel better... » Christ_empowered, posted by Marie1 on October 30, 2010, at 7:44:08
No, there really wasn't anything I could do. All I had to go on was bits and pieces of what I overheard some of the docs saying out at local restaurants and bars; I had no solid evidence, nobody was coming forward to help me out (I was at that point *the* town pariah).
But, back to your situation...I'm sorry this happened to you. I know how it feels to have "professionals" act...unprofessionally. I wish you the best of luck as you try to rectify the situation.
Posted by olivepit on October 30, 2010, at 19:24:13
In reply to Re: My former pdoc is EVIL, posted by Marie1 on October 29, 2010, at 7:41:00
> I'm going to file a complaint with my state's APA association, and hopefully at least I'll feel vindicated.
Good! What he said is horrible.
good luck
Posted by Enigma on November 1, 2010, at 19:11:06
In reply to My former pdoc is EVIL, posted by Marie1 on October 28, 2010, at 19:13:13
> I learned the day before yesterday that my former psychiatrist said some very nasty things about me to a friend during her therapy session. Dr. F., my pdoc, introduced me to K while we were both in therapy with him, because I was looking for a trainer and she was starting up a business. I worked out with K for many years, and after I quit, we remained good friends. I terminated therapy with Dr. F. in the fall of 2006, and she continued on with him for perhaps another year. She told me this week that Dr. F. said to her, "Marie's husband" (he commutes to Long Island for work) "must be having an affair while he's in New York, because I don't know how he can stand her." (!!!!!)
> I am devastated to hear this. K had never told me this before because she didn't want to hurt my feelings. I really am hurt, though. I never got the impression Dr. F. had such a low opinion of me; quite the contrary. I know K is not lying about what she told me.
> I literally cannot concentrate on anything - I keep going over this scenario in my head. I have another psychiatrist now and when I told him this yesterday, his jaw literally dropped, he was so shocked at this man's lack of ethics.
> I just had to relate this to whomever was willing to read this post. I just can't get it out of my head.I'll believe anything.
I have been badmouthed by one of my doctors, to another doctor. The doctor I was badmouthed to refused to treat me and worded it in such a ridiculous web of lies and stupidity it just turned me off to him completely - so much that I knew he was hiding something, and I didn't trust him, at all. Let alone how ridiculous he sounded, like a 5 year old, trying to lie about painting all over the wall, while still holding the paint can in one hand, and the paint brush, still dripping with paint, in the other.
He told another doctor not to see me because I got angry at him. For good reason too. I called him a number of times (over 3 weeks) to sign my disability forms and pretty much, my entire financial life was hanging in the balance of this one lazy doctor (and he did it again, not bad mouth me, refused to signed paperwork - wife called him 2-3 times for my med records - every other office we called had no problem transferring my records except his) as he wouldn't get off his butt and sign a simple form in two places and just tell me as I WOULD EVEN PICK IT UP. He didn't even have to mail it!!!!!!!!!
I drove down there in person and he freaked out and though I was gonna kill him, it made me laugh actually.. he threatened to call the police. I told him him I'm not here to hurt you. I want you to sign these documents. We've been calling you for weeks and I need this money to FEED my family. His wife actually tried to calm him down. He finally signed them and I was gone.
Then he went on complained to me how he "bent over backwards to help me".. this is the same doctor I complained about in another post that gave me ALL the WRONG medication for the WRONG disorder, just handing my sample packet after sample packet, knowing NOTHING about bi-polar disorder. He was giving my depression medication. I should have went to the board of health. I wish I did. He put me through 1-2 years (I forget) of unnecessary hardship and pain by dispensing me incorrect medication (when I was a "newbie" at all this). Then I went to a REAL doctor, (somewhat), and learned what a fraud he was, and then learned a great deal by coming here. One would think that after giving me 5 ssri's in a row, and none of them giving me anything besides side-effects, he would change his medication "plan". Too bad he never had a plan.
Jeez.
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