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Originally Posted by Bipolar Warrior
I believe the appropriate response to this would have been, "I'm glad you've finally told me." I don't see how making you feel guilty and untrustworthy is helpful to you, and her job is to help you, not judge you and make you feel bad.
Also, having a go at someone who tells you they are feeling suicidal? Who does that?!
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Exactly!
To Bill's point, how likely are you, Annie, to bring up something like this again?
It can be INCREDIBLY hard for a client to be honest with a therapist about a difficult topic, so I really don't understand where this one gets off guilting and expecting automatic trust.