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Jul 26, 2016, 04:03 PM
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Oh my word! My T and I have several mutual friends in real life and on Facebook, but she and I are not Facebook friends. Well, I just got a notification that she liked my comment on a mutual friend's page! Do you think she noticed it was MY comment that she "liked," or did she make an error? I feel anxious, but not altogether in a bad way. A bit hard to breathe. I suppose I should (hate "should) talk to her about it at my next session (Monday). I know she'll want to discuss my reaction, if I bring it up.
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Jul 26, 2016, 04:31 PM
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In my view this is no different to running into T on the street, or at school, or at church. It's not supposed to happen, but sometimes it just does. No big deal.
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#3
Jul 26, 2016, 11:12 PM
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my t and i are friends on facebook. we like things each other writes all the time. it is probably not as big of a deal as you think.
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Jul 26, 2016, 11:20 PM
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I dunno...the whole point of therapists not friending clients on Facebook is so that both therapist and client maintain some privacy. That's already been sacrificed here because of mutual friends on there, but if I were the therapist I would not indicate that I was reading a client's Facebook posts. It would make me uncomfortable as a client.
It probably isn't that big a deal, but maybe you guys should talk about it - not just the feeling but the action. Should this be okay in future? Etc. (This isn't aimed at anyone who's friends on FB with their therapist - just how I think.) |
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Jul 27, 2016, 04:17 AM
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Yes I agree with atat. My T states in his contract that he would not 'friend' any client on social media (he's only on LinkedIn as far as I can tell) and it seems to me that it's essential for healthy therapy to keep personal lives separate.
The mutual friends thing is obviously an added complication that needs managing. It seems important you have a conversation with her about it. It's possible she liked your comment by accident (easy to do with a touch screen! Believe me I have friended people I had no intention of friending! ) but a conversation about boundaries is the best to avoid stress and misunderstandings. |
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