Part 7 - LAST PART! - Pseudoscience in Psychotherapy Hurts People
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at
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I promise that this is the last part!
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Thank you for …
Thank you for sharing; you are very brave. I can see why you would be very angry. I wish you luck getting the therapist’s license revoked, she has done monstrous things
Thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting!
James Randi <3
James Randi <3
Good Luck to you!
Good Luck to you!
What a story, I …
What a story, I feel so surreal after hearing the whole thing. Good luck revoking her license.
Glad to hear that …
Glad to hear that you made it out of the crazy. You should feel proud. I was also glad to hear you mention James Randi. I think he has probably opened the door to critical thinking more than anybody else. He should have a statue somewhere.
I’m going to pass …
I’m going to pass your story on to the MH / AOD Board where I work. I feel so bad you had to go through this horrendous trauma. You are a strong woman. Thank you for sharing your story.
well what i would …
well what i would do is personally go and get those files, and then present them to a lawyer and explain your situation.
Yeah, SGU is a …
Yeah, SGU is a great podcast.
… kick that ” …
… kick that “therapists” in court… she shouldnt be there, she has no place in any psychoanalysis work
Your story is very …
Your story is very sad. I wish you luck in getting her license revoked. I’m a fan of the skeptics guide as well, I think you should write into the show and ask Steve about the steps you can take.
if you dont manage …
if you dont manage to accomplish it, just do what randi does and shoot down a few of the other quacks.
now you are willing to do something, and something odd like if the lady is no longer practising but selling cars or dead or whatever would totally stop you. but in the larger picture it doesnt really matter which of the people that use and promote pseudoscience to make money you go after, she does cause a lot of damage her way, but others do the same thing in their ways.
Great one! You …
Great one! You should beat her confront her about this if possible, hunt her and make sure she never harms anyone any more.
Watched all 7 parts …
Watched all 7 parts in 1 sitting. It is amazing what people can fill others heads with. I really do hope she gets her license revoked.
Did you ever see a …
Did you ever see a physician about these disorders? In most cases like these is they will try to get a CT scan of your brain for bi-polar diagnosis. They did that with my dad and my friend who had things that were described here. If you never are told to see a doctor in conjunction with this type of treatment it’s probably not a place that is interested in helping you
this can also help …
this can also help others realize that they have been scammed
I found your story …
I found your story to be funny, as well as a sad reminder of how easily bad ideas can prevail to the detriment of peoples lives. What’s worse is to think about all the people who will probably never come to the same realization you did, and whose lives will continue to be ruined by bad ideas masquerading as legitimate science.
It’s a travesty that critical thinking skills aren’t taught at a much earlier age.
I wish you luck in your efforts to have her license revoked.
You should look up …
You should look up “ritual satanic abuse” and “Facilitated communication” this has been going on for a long time. Be glad you were sane enough throuought that your father didn’t end up in prison.
What the bleep is …
What the bleep is absolute crap. Watched it with my freinds and we were laughing though the whole thing. The ice freezing thing is untrue too, the “researcher” picked ice crystals that he felt related to the word.
Congratulations on your victory over ignorance.
I retract my …
I retract my original statement, I totally thought you were going to go down a different road, which was why I initially thought there would be some similarities with our stories.
Mine involvs ADHD (one of the few that actually have/had it), doctors testing new drugs on my “condition”, psychologists and psychiatrists prescribing medication to me, etc.
I think you have an extremely valid cause for consearn, and I wish you well on your mission to get that lady’s license revoked.
Very good
Very good
@INTERNETISREAL I’m …
@INTERNETISREAL I’m pretty sure she was referring to Peter Popoff, the televangelist/faith healer.
Wow… just… wow. …
Wow… just… wow… horrific story. If well articulated hehe.
Hopefully that cow gets kicked out and barred from ever putting anyone through something like this again. Good grief.
Good to hear that your critical thinking got going. From what I’ve seen and heard here I’d say you possess a keen mind with a bright future. And I really hope you can re-connect with your father properly.
Btw, I love the little mustasche tattoo. That must have hurt like lol.
The very best of luck to you. =)
Too much quackery …
Too much quackery in the world these days. I’ve seen these kinds of ‘doctors’ in almost all the aspects of medicine. From dermatology to psychiatry. I’ve seen real licensed psychiatrists use pendulums and aura-reading just for the fun of it but I’ve also seen and experienced properly trained medical staff do some serious healing. You caught the bad kind. And that kind needs to be either behind bars or doing something else for a living. If there is any way you can sue her then by all means do so.
I hope you end up …
I hope you end up getting her licence revoked. This was posted fearly recently so I’m guessing it hasn’t happened yet. Though I would try and get your patient files before you let her know that you are out to get her. Otherwise they might disappear.
Anyway, I’m not sure what else I can do other than wish you luck, unless you have some kind of donation thingy set up.