Ok, seriously, you are going to think I am ridiculous, but I have done this 5 times!!!!! I have literally referred 5 different friends/family members to my T, and have then had really mixed emotions each time once I knew that they were going.

Only one time, was a friend waiting in the waiting room when I left my appointment, and I called RIGHT after I left and left a voicemail asking that this not happen again. So, clearly, I think that it's a really reasonable thing to do. I also did not want to here anything about their sessions.

I think WePow made some excellent points in regards to the "two minds" being in conflict. That definitely hits home for me. I really wanted my friends to get help and I know that there are a lot of bad T's out there....I know my T is great...and so the adult me referred them.....THEN the kid part of me was really jealous and insecure afterward.

I think that it would be very reasonable to make sure that your friend is not scheduled next to you, AND I think that it would be reasonable to tell your friend that you don't want to talk about therapy together (if you feel comfortable doing that).

I do understand. Feelings and emotions can just be crazy, unpredictable things sometimes.