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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's a great story- thanks for sharing.

I'm curious, did the therapist ever acknowledge that he'd been hoodwinked in the first two sessions?  Kudos to you for documenting the craziness but damn, that could have gone really badly if you hadn't been so proactive.  [/quote]

I'm glad to have shared.

No, he absolutely didn't admit it.  I do not think this is terribly uncommon however, particularly with BPD pts.  I didn't bother going back - the setup was for couples therapy, so you see that T together.  I was already seeing someone on my own and continued.

To the people saying "that wasn't what the OP was looking for": the OP said "emotionally abusive".  I offered an example of what couples therapy worked out like where abuse was involved.  Either OP shouldn't be so casual about using that term, or she should heed the warning.  You post, you get an answer, not just the cheerleading confirmation you want to hear.

And to the person who says I went in with an ulterior motive: no, I went in and played it completely straight.  And I followed - in good faith - exactly what the recommendations were and worked the steps...I didn't skip anything or manipulate...I managed to stop being manipulated.  Way to blame the victim though.  If I ever encountered a situation where the gaslighting left me feeling like I needed to write things down or tape record them again, I wouldn't bother with therapy, I'd just leave.  I did do a lot of therapy on my own to see why I was drawn to the crazy, and I recognize it a lot of faster now, so there's no way I'm getting into that position again.   [/quote]

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