Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Benchmark Young Adult School / Benchmark Transitions
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none-ya:
A PhD in why the Arabs don't like the Jews? Sounds pretty easy.
cmack:
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--- Quote ---I wonder if they have any documentation on the medication they dispense to patients/students.
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Yes they do. They have a sheet we have to sign before they dispense our meds with a full list of all the medications dispensed.
I'm sure obtaining a copy with my personal meds on it wouldn't be hard to obtain.
I do have to be very careful when I post on here. Maintaining my anonymity on here is of utmost importance. Im not overly worried though.
I've gone through my rebellious phase already. I attempted to start a student union and set up a food bank for AWOL students and was almost kicked out myself along with 12 other kids. Since then I have stayed under the radar and expect to graduate in may.
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When you can safely tell the story I'd love to hear more about your attempt to create a student union and set up a food bank for AWOL students. The most important thing right now is for you to concentrate on graduating. We don't want you turned out on the streets of Redlands. If you get in a real jam try to post a message on fornits, someone will help you. Don't leave without your ID, even if you have to get the cops involved.
cmack:
--- Quote from: "T.O." ---Oy. I think I was in maybe a week or two before my 18th (they used to allow that, I don't know if they do now) but I was also straight out of SUWS--if you are familiar with that one, I was in the high mountains in Idaho from mid-January until mid-February-- and I had been 51/50d before that. I was already pretty discombobulated and disoriented from those experiences, and I was already being over-medicated. All I knew was that I wanted the chance to keep going to school (I was not allowed back to my old high school), and Benchmark was supposed to be place were I could do that. I basically said ok because a) I was out in California with a suitcase and nothing else, and I'm from Boston, and b) I could finish school and start college courses. There weren't really any warning signs--I was incredibly lucky that my mother refused, in front of me, to sign the contract saying she would have no contact, but then she flew back to Boston and we had no money (for example, for her to get me home)...my Dad payed for the program (an epically hostile divorce story there), and he was all on board. Basically, me and my mom had no resources, and as far as my Dad was concerned it was this or nothing if I wanted to finish high school. It has alienated us for years, and I have only begun to be able to broach with him the depths of the horrible things that happened there and the degree to which I am still dealing with damage caused by Benchmark. I think when parents really love you, it is VERY hard for them to admit that they may have made a VERY BAD decision.
Interestingly enough, I forced myself to start talking to him about it when he started bringing up the 'troubled teen' daughter of a neighbor, mostly because I was TERRIFIED that he would recommend to the parents that they send her to Benchmark--I had to break my silence, because I knew I couldn't bear that responsibility.
I like to think that someday, when I am at UCLA or UC Berkeley delivering a paper, that I will be able go back and confront that place calmly, quietly, and with strength, but I can't do that yet--the very thought of the arrogance with which the majority of the staff went about damaging incredibly vulnerable young people still has the power to make me boil over.
And thank you! I am working on a PhD (Religious Studies) in the relationship between law and imagination in medieval and modern Jewish and Islamic philosophy and religious thought.
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I'm familiar with SUWS. How long did you end up staying at Benchmark, 12 mos? I think you said you got your HS diploma there so it wasn't a total waste. Sorry you had to endure all the other BS and abuse. I think you're right about parents. A lot of them just don't want to hear anything about it. The programs work really hard to brainwash the parents and keep them in the dark about what really goes on. I'm glad you spoke up to protect the neighbor girl.
I guess you are hoping for a career in academia. Best wishes. How many years do you have left to get your PhD? If I understand your studies, you're comparing the evolution of Jewish and Islamic thought (law, culture, beliefs) from medieval to modern times. Did they develop in parallel or are there significant divergences you are exploring?
BTW, have you seen psy's Benchmark website? If not it's worth a read. http://homepage.mac.com/psyborgue/
Judge Joe:
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--- Quote from: "Xelebes" ---I wonder if they have any documentation on the medication they dispense to patients/students.
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I would love if anyone had any advice for how to get it out of them? :-)
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This wouldn't hurt > Go the local pharmacist and get an itemized pharmacy printout.
Pile of Dead Kids:
A "graduation" from Benchmark is meaningless.
There are people on this board who will help you. There are people in the state of California who can help you. Get your ID- call the cops if necessary- and walk out.
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