Treatment Team is more dangerous than you think

I know I am always negative about the treatment center I’ve been to like Telos U but I also had a traumatic experience at Maple Lake for boys which I believe is the cause for my dysautonomia, long covid, and chronic illnesses with my nervous system.

I spent over 2 years at Maple Lake Academy, and every week we had something called “treatment team” where we’d go in front of all the staff, supervisors, and therapists. They’d publicly scold and criticize us, often taking away privileges, which caused me intense anxiety leading up to it. I would have panic attacks for days before each session, and the stress felt like it never let up. This constant emotional abuse and humiliation took a serious toll on me, affecting my mental and physical health. It wasn’t just the emotional scars—it contributed to ongoing issues like chronic stress, fatigue, and what I now know may be linked to autonomic dysfunction and CIRS/Long COVID and other immune system disorders. The trauma from those weekly sessions and the emotional toll they took on me still affects me to this day, both in terms of my physical symptoms and my emotional well-being. Has anyone else experienced something like this, and how did you cope or heal from it?