You all have the hair on my neck standing up. I am a TOTAL freak about my privacy. I've made it very clear to my T that I know my HIPPA rights and that under no circumstance is she to communicate with anyone about my personal records. Just the last session I mentioned that I was fearful that my psy records could be used to discredit me if my H and I could not work out our differences and ended up in a custody dispute. She had to assure me several times that this would not happen.

This issue came up once when I went to a neurologist to get an Rx for ADHD medication which my GP would not issue. The neurologist was very interested in all of my personal business and wanted to contact my psychologist to exchange information. I told him I was not comfortable with that but I did eventually give him her contact information, fearing he would not give me the Rx without it. Immediately following that appointment I sent a very clear email message to my T stating that I did not want any personal or medical information disclosed to my GP or this neurologist. If the neurologists office called, she was permitted to confirm that I was her patient but that was it.

Now you never know what goes on behind the scene in the medical field, but I think my T gets how important this issue is to me and will not act unethically.