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

Trust can get shaky fast when one person starts hearing things they were never supposed to know. In this case, a woman dealing with postpartum depression began to suspect that her therapist was sharing private session details with her husband.

That suspicion pushed her into a risky test, one meant to see whether the therapist would repeat a lie back to her husband. What followed only made the situation messier, especially once her husband confronted her and Reddit weighed in on whether the therapist had crossed a serious line.

Now the question is whether her plan exposed the truth, or just opened a bigger can of worms.

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/

The comments did not hold back.

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 commenter thinks OP made a risky move.

It’s also like the Reddit user weighing whether to violate a promise to a friend and expose secret messages to a partner.

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

Things only got more serious from there.

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.

Before you judge OP’s therapist deception, see the Reddit-style dilemma in whether to break a promise to protect a friend from her partner’s harm.