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Originally Posted by brainhi
If your father is talking to others about his concerns or if he is looking for support for himself, I believe it should be in strict confidence. How is this information getting back to you. That would upset me greatly as well.
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I've overheard it. I heard him describing embarrassing aspects of my mental illness to someone I actually do know and interact with. But this person is not a friend of my father's, only someone he works with, and they certainly have no wealth of knowledge about mental health issues. My father wasn't asking for advice- he was just blabbing and revealing things about me. I'm now incredibly embarrassed to be around this person. Up until today I had no idea that they were so "in the loop" regarding my mental illness. I feel exposed and violated.
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Originally Posted by IrisBloom
Hello 
Speaking as a parent, I assume your father is concerned about you and is trying to help in the only way he knows how. There are laws about protecting medical information, you and he might want to look into those.  |
He's not even seeking advice. He's just throwing personal details about my mental illness out there. I hate it. How do I tell him how much it bothers me without him telling me that I'm overreacting? I tried explaining the first time that people with mental illness often don't want third parties to know about their mental illness, and that their boundaries should be respected. But it clearly meant nothing to him because he has kept on doing it for years since.