You can scare the shit out of a therapist by suggesting they have violated HIPPA policies. A string tool but use it sparingly. They will lose their job.

idk i don't want to scare her bc she has been so nice to me but idk maybe

This like literally just happened to me and I don't see her for 2 weeks either, I guess we'll to through this together, and I'm always here for you remember that

thanks I'm here for you too

I know what those feelings and thoughts are like. I live with someone who is abusive and I've,recently, reached out to someone and I went through this exact same thing!
I asked her to make SURE nothing got back to my abuser because I'd end up paying some sort of price. This consumption by these thoughts and feelings sent me off the deep end for quite awhile(weeks) BUT I upped my med.s and that helped. The fact that,what I said, NEVER reached my abuser also helped.
Eventually,at that time, I stabilized enough(because of these 2 things) that I was able to go back down to one.
So I sympathize and empathize. You might,even, want to look into upping your med.s for a short while to help you cope and get through this.
Hugs and LOTS of encouragement!!

anxiety attack. :) relax. anything you can tell her she's heard fifty times worse before from someone else.

You think what you said was intense. She probably thought 'awwwww, bless. Better out than in.'

She is legally bound not to say anything about what you said. Don't worry about it so much.

The only reason she'd say anything to anyone was if you said you were going to hurt yourself, or someone else. Or have cuts on you that you said you were trying to hurt yourself by doing.

It's great that you were able to open up to your therapist about something you can't tell anyone about. The 1st step in learning to trust people is giving them some personal information. Make it a point to discuss with your therapist at your next visit how scary it was for you to trust them with this information. How long you agonized over it and how it kept you from other tasks you might enjoy because you were busy worrying. Ask yourself- What is fact and what is it you might be assuming. It is fact your therapist said they would tell no one about what you said. Your emotions and fear might be causing you to think things that are not true. Try focusing on a way you might relax your physical body. We are all human and worry about what others might think of do. It's how far so we allow our minds to get off track. Don't give up. Try distracting yourself with a safe activity that will bring you not and think about that instead.

Try focusing on a way you might relax your physical body. We are all human and worry about what others might think or do. It's how far we allow our minds to get off track. Don't give up. Try distracting yourself with a safe activity that will bring you JOY and think about that instead. Sorry lots of spelling errors in my post

thanks <3

Hi, I am new to this group, so I hope this forum is safe to express issues. I suffer from very bad anxiety, trust issues, fear of getting hurt, caught off guard or going out and leaving my house. Currently, I only leave my home to see my therapist. I must say I pushed the idea of talking to a professional for years. Last year I finally started. I surprised myself by following my rule ~ therapy will only work if I am 100% honest. Since I have to pay for this service I needed to jump in at 100%. I must say it has done wonders. She has taught me so many things to help deal with my anxiety (still a very big issue, however I as many have noticed some changes). I hope you can trust your Therapist and work with her as honestly as you can.
My homework for the last 2 months has been to try and leave my house 1-2 times per week. It can be for any reasons. I still avoid big crowed public places, but I have done little things... Dry cleaners, post office ( instead of putting outgoing mail in mail box) and walking with my dogs around the block. It's not much but it's a start.
Wishing all who suffer Anxiety to find help and try other ideas.