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Originally Posted by ChipperMonkey
Good to know why I'm receiving all these LinkedIn invites!
I don't think its a good idea to be "friends" with an ex therapist or psychiatrist who has a private (vs practice) social media page. Well, unless you're past the 2 year mark.
I don't understand why so many view these people as friends. Well, maybe if your idea of friendship is someone who knows your deepest darkest secrets and you only know surface fluff stuff like if they're married and have kids. (Talk about an extremely UNbalanced relationship. I don't understand why more people don't see this?)
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I became friends (in real life - not facebook) with the first therapist I ever saw - right after stopping therapy. It was not a big deal, I was not confused nor did I try to use her as a therapist after we became friends and shared a hobby. We saw each other a couple of times a month. It really does not have to be all that complicated or unbalanced. We were not confused about the change and nothing horrible happened. It continued for several years (about 10 I think) until she moved across the country. We still write from time to time. I don't understand why more people don't accept that there are all sorts of ways to be and what might not work with some can work just fine with others.