On 2004-03-09 22:18:00, Anonymous wrote:
so maybe there is abuse. I dont know. its not the abuse that people normally think of or consider abuse though.
I had a phone conversation a couple of years ago w/ a 40 year old man in Maryland who's son was a client in SAFE, Orlando (formerly known as Straight, Orlando). This was just prior to the 2nd conference on abusive juvenile treatment. This guy had been thinking about calling for a week or more, but he was afraid. He told me about the phone tree; whenever a parent pulled their kid, a phone tree would be activated to inform the rest of the pod and, from that moment forward, other members were forbidden to have any contact whatsoever w/ the defector. He told me he was shaking as we spoke for fear another member of the Parent group would find out he'd spoken with "the enemy" and report him.
This is evidence of abuse. Not the kind that leaves physical marks or a paper trail. But spiritual, psychological and emotional abuse.
Poster to these forums often note similarities between the kind of mind-fuck that goes on in these "treatment" facilities and the way a wife beater keeps his victim on lock down. In the movie,
Sleeping With The Enemy, Julia Roberts goes about her day straightening cans in the cupboards, arranging towels in the bathrooms, terrified of leaving some minor detail out of order, lest Mr. Wonderful come along and beat her down again for it. Even when he's not there, he's able to torture her because she has internalized the torment and become her own jailor.
That's what I'm talking about. In 2 years at Straight, I was only sat on once. But I and every other member of Group was tormented 24/7. I feel the worst for those who haven't figured it out yet, too. That's one of the reasons for hosting these forums; so that they can see that we can, indeed, talk out in group and not get struck by lightening.
Sounds like PFC is losing necessary cohesion. That's good to hear. No need to punish or prosecute anybody. In my view, there's been enough punishment and coercion to last us all a lifetime already. Just simply let everyone communicate freely and the mindfuck can't work. Simple as that.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
Anonymity Anonymous
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