I had both positive and negative experiences of social workers.
Lack of information and poor communication lie at the heart of many negative experiences of care.
Despite the negative experiences of many female scientists, some believe that the situation is improving.
Black middle-class parents do not, due to "their own negative experiences of school, the labour market and wider society on account of their race".
Yet male foster carers can be excellent role models for fostered children, some of whom have had negative experiences of men before coming into care.
Padma Desai (name changed), 23, a Nottingham University graduate, was diagnosed with depression at 18 and has had negative experiences of both local authority and university mental health services.
With many people haunted by negative experiences of learning languages at school, Memrise co-founder Ben Whately hopes that learning this simple language might produce a re-assessment of our potential for language acquisition.
"Their own negative experiences of school, the labour market and wider society, on account of their race, means that they recognise that they do not have the same security of entitlement as their white counterparts.
"The main reason people do not go to adult education classes is that they tend to be scared because many of them have had negative experiences of maths lessons at school," says Niace programme manager Sue Southwood.
I have described these two episodes as a cry from the heart of someone who, along with millions of Angolan citizens, has had many negative experiences of the way in which you exercise power.
In some cases, prior negative experiences of disclosing their HIV status to others contributed to feelings of shame and anxiety.
