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That’s a hipaa violation
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@Piña colada Yes you could Sue
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- OCD Conqueror
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That sucks. I was misunderstood before finding my OCD therapist too.
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Sounds like they wanted that money 💴. She wasn’t to concerned when you were still her client.
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A therapist that isn’t trained and I’ll see it doesn’t specialize in anything whatsoever—which would be a bad therapist. I highly suggest that you seek an OCD specialist on here even for just a diagnosis and pay out-of-pocket. If your health insurance doesn’t cover it because therapists are required if they deem it necessary to report if you’re thinking of hurting yourself or others and it’s deemed a real threat to them. But if you have an LCD specialist in your corner, saying that that is not accurate, then there’s a little to nothing that other therapist can do.
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That's actually illegal and you could sue. I get the misunderstanding especially if she isn't familiar with patients who have OCD, but it's really the bare minimum for your therapist to look into your disorder if they really care about you. Also, if you never stated that you were GOING to but rather you were scared/worried that you were going to they still can't really report you. They're only legally obligated to report you if you plan on hurting yourself or others, not if you already did or worried that you're going to. She's also not allowed to tell your family about what you talk about in sessions unless you're a minor or have stated that you plan on hurting your family. She needs to be reported IMO.
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I'm also so sorry she did this to you. You deserve better than that. I hope you find an OCD specialist that really cares about you and supports you through your OCD journey!
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@🪷 I agree with this. With your “issues” — that could get you hurt by others… I think that you should pursue into suing…
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@Piña colada You’re not. I’d not speak with her anymore. Change your phone number/block — and ask your brother to do the same thing.
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My ex pressured me into telling my therapist or someone else in my life about my suicidal thoughts when I wasn’t ready. I had already been considering it and had told her that, but she kept pushing and made it feel like I had to do it. She even said things like “That’s not how it works, you need to bring it up to them” when I told her I wasn’t comfortable doing it first. Then, she gave me an ultimatum either I tell my therapist, or she would tell my mum or someone in my life like a friend . That forced me into a corner where I had no choice but to bring it up before I was ready. Later, I found out that she had been saving our chats, seemingly as “evidence” to protect herself, which made me feel like she cared more about covering herself than about actually supporting me. Instead of trusting me to handle my own mental health on my own terms, she took control of the situation and disregarded my autonomy completely. It felt like she prioritized her comfort over my right to make my own decisions. and she made it all about herself and her guilt and didn’t even ask any questions, i was furious and now don’t think i can ever trust her again. the way she handled it seemed almost clinical and it was cold. it’s like she completely disregarded how i wanted to handle things for her own comfort, it was like self preservation disguised as support. i was forced into it under the threat she would take matters into her own hands, i felt i had no control and when i noticed she was saving my messages in chats i asked why incase something happens? and she said yes, i felt like i was being treated as a liability like a problem to managed, like a burden, and she phoned me after my therapy session making it all about her and her guilt and if i don’t tell anyone by next week she will tell my mum or someone in my life cuz she wouldn’t want to be the only one who knew before we went no contact, i was furious. At the time, I didn’t fully process how messed up this was. But looking back, it feels like she prioritized her own comfort and her own need to feel in control over my right to make my own decisions about my mental health. Ifeel like im overreacting but i can’t stop wondering was this even okay or was it manipulative and controlling Now I’m wondering was this okay for her to do, or was it overstepping?
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So I’ve been going to an ocd therapist for abt 2-3 months now and she’s starting to make me feel very nervous and anxious I even started crying, she wanted me to do exposures that were to much for me and I got rlly upset and Burt out into tears and she just didn’t say anything and just sat there for a good 10 seconds doing nothing this is starting to repeat nearly every session and I’m very frustrated should I get a new therapist or do I just be nice and tough it out?
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17f So basically I went to a psychiatrist to get diagnosed cause I've been struggling with ocd since I was 4, I went through almost every theme and now my worst ones are real event ocd and POCD they made my life a living hell for the past 1.5 years, destroyed my life basically. I come in and my mother for some reason went with me even though I asked her not to. And the first thing the psychiatrist does is asks my mother "Do you have a full family or are you divorced and who is she living with?" Like the first question, and then spent 10 minutes talking to my mother, I couldn't say anything and my mother said enough of weird stuff because of which I wasn't gonna be taken seriously, I almost started crying then i said that I don't want to continue the visit and left. Idk maybe I'm dramatic but it's the second time therapist/psychiatrist asks random questions about my family like "are your parents alcoholics?" when I haven't even mentioned my parents (spme therapists i went to a year ago), and this time the first ever question was about my parents marriage situation? Like I wanted to talk about my ocd I had since I was 4 it has fucking nothing to do with my parents divorce so I just got nervous and left So I'm wondering like is this a normal first question to ask or is it weird...?
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