A few months back, my therapist forced me to sign a contract that I did not want to partake in after I confessed to her that I have self harmed in the past. I signed it anyway because I had no choice.
Posted Jul 27, 2019 21:27 by anonymous
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Im legal: 18 years old (this is relevant information)
As stated in the title, my therapist basically forced me to sign this contract she created after I confessed to her that I self harmed a couple months before I told her. Nobody on earth knew besides her when I confessed this. I thought I could trust her to keep it between us. She made a contract stating that if I did it one more time, that she’d have to tell my parents. I pleaded with her to come up with some sort of alternative, but wouldn’t budge. I ended up signing the contract because I was scared shitless of how my parents would react.
In hindsight I should have got up and left that session and not have gone back because my mom ended up finding out anyway 2 months later (and I was the one who told her)
Now looking back I can see how what the therapist did was probably protocol, but at the time I felt it was a huge violation of my trust in her. I still feel this in a sense. I ended up not being 100% open with her for the rest of the time she was my therapist, resulting in her counseling not helping me at all in the long run. I have an appointment with a new therapist in 3 days.
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Commented Jul 30, 2019 22:48 by anonymous
Forced you? What a crock of bullshit. Did she hold a gun to your head? Take some responsibility for your own actions and stop whining. Your therapist did the right thing. And oh by the way, read her paperwork about confidentiality and threats to harm self or others. Having you sign that contract was just her way of reminding you that she doesn't have to keep that shit secret.
Commented Feb 6, 2020 09:59 by anonymous
What the actual fuck. Grow up and take some personal responsibility. Your therapist can't force you to do anything. Typical borderline personality disorder manipulation and bullshit.
Commented Jul 1, 2020 03:57 by anonymous
You started your post with "I signed it anyway because I had no choice." You always have a choice. You may not like the choices you have but you always have a choice.