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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed
Yeah. She said she felt like she had to respond and that if she hadn’t seen them and I had done something then she could have lost her job. I wish she would have just told me not to email her then if it would have been an issue. I don’t get why she was telling me all this stuff about me holding back on the emails and then giving me a hard time about them when I did send them.
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Hugs. This is similar to something my T said a year ago when I emailed while in crisis on a Friday night. He doesn't usually reply to emails except in the morning (unless it's about scheduling), but he told me later that he felt "trapped" into responding. And also mentioned something about liability. What he actually ended up writing at the time upset me, then his explanation later of feeling "trapped" and also that he was frustrated with me led to a rupture.
Possible trigger:
In terms of liability, from what he's said, if a client contacted him while in crisis, if he saw the email, text, etc. and didn't respond, then the client attempted or succeeded in ending their life, he could be sued, have malpractice insurance rate go up, be reprimanded by the state board of psychology, etc.
So I imagine that's what your T meant. It was painful for me because it felt like he cared about his career more than about my well-being, but he said it was both.
I'd talk to your T about how you're feeling for sure though.