Posted by twinleaf on November 17, 2008, at 13:19:56
I reached a milestone today. Long-time posters will probably remember when, eighteen months ago, posting as "Pfinstegg", I told about suddenly getting kicked out of my analyst's office. I also wrote about finding a great new analyst shortly thereafter. We have worked on, well, you know, everything, but a recurring theme was trying to recover from that extremely painful rejection. I finally felt that I was thinking about that in a clear and objective enough way that I was ready to file a complaint with the ethics board of our local psychoanalytic center. I worked on my letter for weeks, trying to give a really balanced account, emphasizing the many things he did right, as well as the things he did that really hurt me. Because I won't ever meet the people on the board, I also wanted to give a balanced account of me- including both strengths and fragile areas, Finally, yesterday, it seemed complete; I could read the draft over without making little changes here and there. So, this morning, I mailed it in!
I don't know whether I will ever hear anything about what happens. But I finally feel some peace of mind about it, I used to feel that I was just his helpless victim. Now I feel that I have at least acted effectively on my own behalf, and maybe in the process made it less likely that he will do the same thing to someone else
If I hear anything, I'll let you know!.
poster:twinleaf
thread:863604
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