I've found some pretty personal stuff about mine on the internet and only felt weird about it for a little while before I remembered I did the same thing with my college professors and some others. I just like to know who people *really* are outside of their jobs. I don't think it's a therapist-specific thing. I don't feel bad about finding anything public on the internet. The more uncomfortable thing for me is I found out how active she is in a lot of the same types of events I like to go to in the community when my anxiety doesn't convince me just to stay home, so now I'm afraid to attend any of these types of events for fear of running into her. I wouldn't be surprised if she and I were at a lot of the same local events before I became a client and knew who she was.
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