Wife Deceives Therapist After Suspecting That She Discloses Their Sessions To Her Husband

Whenever things get rough, we often seek people who can give us comfort—someone who’ll listen to us and provide advice on how to move forward.

In times when you need more than that and think an outside perspective would be better, you should consider getting professional help.

Despite the stigma that comes with it, once you find a physician with whom you connect well, you’ll feel much lighter. It becomes easier to feel less hesitant and to trust them.

Legally speaking, they cannot disclose your information to anyone else unless you give them permission. This might give you peace of mind that what you say stays safely between the two of you.

Trust would come naturally, and it might be stronger than the trust you have with your family. But what if that confidentiality is compromised?

Of course, you’ll be more reserved if your suspicions are correct, but more importantly, doctors can face lawsuits over this. It’s a violation of HIPAA, and the consequences are quite grave. 

In a subreddit post, a Redditor suspected that the results of her therapy sessions were being disclosed by her therapist to her husband. To test this theory, she decided to lie and see if she would be confronted about it.

Here's how the suspicion of OP was formed

minty346

OP agreed to seek help when she was struggling with her postpartum depression, but things became suspicious when her husband suddenly knew things about her that she hadn't disclosed.

minty346

OP hatched a plan to feed lies to the therapist that would catch the attention of her husband if she was right about her assumptions.

minty346

When her husband finally confronted her, she came clean about her lies, but he was hesitant to believe her.

When he finally did, he became furious with OP and defended his intentions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/tzwm0k/aita_for_telling_my_therapist_lies_because_i/

There was a collective agreement among the Redditors that OP should file a case against the therapist.

rollerkitten97

However, many were also suspicious that her husband and the therapist had some kind of close relationship.

greencartrack

The therapist seemed more concerned with the husband's interests rather than OP's.

Material_Cellist4133

And here's another suspicion: they might be fooling her.

Material_Cellist4133

The strong suspicion of the therapist and husband having an affair persisted throughout the majority of the comments.

theDagman

This Redditor pointed out that her plan isn't the best course of action.

Princess-She-ra

Although it's more than just her not having a good therapist.

Bestkeptsecretsss

It's better for OP to seek protection early before things get out of hand.

A correction in the comment is the acronym HIPPA when it should be HIPAA.

yankeerebel62

Going more in-depth with the rules violated by the therapist...

zmeyax

In America, it's more than just breaking HIPAA.

Any_Quality4534

Whether they were in the US or not, there are still rules in place.

m2cwf

From a social worker's perspective, there are more limitations that have been crossed.

lilivader76

OP has the right to give permission regarding whether she chooses to share her information, but it must be noted that her consent is always non-negotiable.

nevaneva21

OP provided more information about how she met the therapist.

minty346

OP can follow this plan accordingly.

RiskPopular607

If she can gather more evidence, it would increase the chances that things would be in her favor.

TheRestForTheWicked

Therapists and counselors have their own vows when it comes to patient confidentiality. They are trusted for a reason, and what OP's therapist did adds to whatever small amount of bad light there is that is shed on the hesitance of people to seek help.

There are obvious repercussions for what the therapist did. It's up to OP to choose how to move forward.