It was one of my fears (now much receded, thankfully) when I first started therapy.
I haven't talked about it with my therapist though -- she had some language in the contract she had me sign early on that if she felt I was a danger to myself or others, she would contact the authorities. And, that also explicitly said that she should not be contacted in a crisis of any sort.
I remember the language being vague on whether or not she'd let me know first before contacting the authorities -- at that time, I was too scared / exhausted / not sufficiently trusting of her to actually ask her about it.
At this point, I guess I could ask her but it seems (thankfully) like a far-removed hypothetical situation (she's also been thankfully unconcerned about anything I've said to her along those lines) -- so, I know her response will be the usual "Why do you want to know?" and I'll blow precious $$ rambling on until her curiosity is satisfied and I haven't actually gotten help with anything I'm currently dealing with. Not sure I want to do that.
I do admire the pragmatic way in which you've developed a plan with your T though. Wish I'd done that when it was sort of important to know.
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