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Julie Pettiford's avatar

The worst part was being told by a very very high profile psychologist that I caused it because I didn’t meet his “needs”. The other offensive thing was people making the assumption that I was some sort of trophy wife. I testified against him at medical board and was told I was a protected witness, but once they had my statement, they decided I was no longer protected and I was publicly named. Knowing who to trust at that time in my life was a nightmare. There are so many sex offending shrinks . Perverts go into that profession because the nature of the discipline is that all patients are vulnerable otherwise they wouldn’t be seeking help.

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AwakeNotWoke's avatar

Sounds like you were treated disgracefully. Disgusting that you were blamed. All just very shocking

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Julie Pettiford's avatar

Trust me that also got far worse. My gp regularly suggested I write a book - back then I couldn’t , but now giving it serious consideration.

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AwakeNotWoke's avatar

Yes, a book sounds like a good idea all round. Good for the readers and good for the writer.

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