Posted by Cal on November 10, 2008, at 13:07:27
In reply to Therapist on facebook, posted by Trident on November 10, 2008, at 10:35:11
> Hi everyone,
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> I'm new to this board, but after reading some of the posts, thought maybe someone would have some helpful advice for me. I started seeing my therapist about 3 months ago. At that time I googled her - I'm naturally curious and frequently google people. I saw that she has a facebook account and that kind of concerned me. I didn't at all expect her to be facebook with a picture of herself. Her profile is private, but I think she probably doesn't realize that anyone can still see her list of friends, and then look at any of her friends' pages if they have public profiles. Well, I did just that. I've seen a bunch of comments that she's posted on her friends' facebook profiles and I feel horribly guilty for it. I know she has a child and is married, but that's only because it has been mentioned in some of her comments. Now I'm nervous that I'm going to accidentally reveal some information about her that I shouldn't now. I feel like I want to tell her that I've looked, but I'm very afraid that she'll be angry or think I'm stalking her. On the other hand, I also think she may appreciate knowing that her information is easily accessible on facebook. I'm wondering if I've already ruined the relationship because I know too much about her. She's very careful in our sessions to not answer personal questions, so I think that this may cause her to terminate therapy. Anyone else encountered this situation? Thanks for your help!I had to take a double look when I saw your post...this is something that happened to me 2wks ago...I did kinda of "spy" for a couple of days and found out stuff about her that I thought I'd always wanted to know and realised, I dont want to know...I deactivated my account and felt much better for having done so...I know the internet is a huge media and one shouldnt expect to much privacy blah, blah, blah, but it broke my own moral code...
poster:Cal
thread:862028
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