Right now, after the week I have had and time to reflect upon it, I feel that what was done was such a profound violation of my rights under Muchigan law that I would like to do something. At this time, I am thinking much more along the lines of an administrative complaint with our Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, because if a complaint actually is found to have enough merit by the evidence submitted, it actually goes to trial before an administrative law judge and can result in anything from reprimand to having the license revoked.
Of course, this is all highly hypothetical, and as I think I stated before, it has a snowball' chance in Hell of ever happening. The one thing that could realistically happen is for me to file the administrative complaint, even if the case goes nowhere, the fact that a complaint was filed shows up on the public licensing record.
The biggest question is, is it worth it emotionally, or better to chalk it up to experience, a very bad experience, and move on and never be so vulnerable again that I allow myself to be put in that position.
I don't know the answer to that yet. It is a matter for serious consideration. As I said in the other posts, I do feel profoundly betrayed by someone I sought help from, who out of incompetence or indifference or whatever did not listen to me at all, had absolutely no consideration for my concerns or need, gave no thought to the consequences of the course of action and how it would affect me. Pp
And for the record, so many if the concerns I have posted on here for the last three and a half months about how this situation would affect my family life, my finances, my employment situation have all come true to a large extent, and again the attitude was that my concerns were not valid.
I don't know the answer to the basic question, it will take some deep introspective thought. And this is too major to rush into, I was rushed into the treatment situation against my will with no consideration and without being granted many of my important rights written into our statute and administrative laws for the purpose of protecting people from abusive mental health care situations.
I certainly intend to get professional input not only from the legal field but from my therapist as well. I'm seeing her Tuesday this week and will report back on what transpires. She very well may encourage me to drop it and just move on for my own good.
Finally, and this is only a tangential thought, I really need to work on not allowing small comments to emotionally crush me and send me into the downward spiral, even if it is only temporary.
Again, thank you for everything. You've been there longer than I have and know the intricacies better by far than I do. My nerves are still raw, I'm still too emotional to always make the best decisions, do I appreciate the fact that kind people like you, Tobin, and others have my back so to speak.
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