[Mountaindewed]

My mom didn't tell me she was sick yesterday with a cold when I had therarpy so I went in and did the session. She stayed in the waiting room and took her mask off the last 5 minutes. Because "nobody is wearing masks anymore" I feel ok as of now although I have some slightly weird feeling in my throat right now that I am not sure of.

But would you inform the office if you got sick or would that just cause unecessary panic for everyone? I had a mask on the whole time and was 6 feet apart from my therapist. My mom just can't comprehend the severity of this situation so thats why she didn't tell me she was sick. She will just get defensive if I try bringing it up.

[Waterbear]

Personally, if worried, I would do a test and if it is positive I would inform and follow your local guidance. If negative, I would not inform, no. But that's just me.

[LonesomeTonight]

I agree with Waterbear. Assuming you're concerned about Covid, I would test and only let her know if I tested positive. If your mom happens to test positive (even if you haven't), I'd also tell her to see if she preferred to meet virtually next session to be safe.


I have mentioned negative tests to my T a couple times, most recently because I have seasonal allergies, so I was letting him know that I confirmed via test that my mild respiratory symptoms were due to that. (Like I mentioned I'd tested negative and was trying to suppress the urge to cough from a tickle in my throat, and he said it was fine, to not worry about coughing.) If I had no symptoms, I wouldn't have mentioned it. So if you do have symptoms but test negative, I'd consider letting your T know before your next session. Just so you don't walk in, say, blowing your nose and have her be concerned unnecessarily.

[nottrustin]

Personally, I would tell her. I would want to be transparent. Even if we were not living in Covid times if I took sick shortly after, I would tell my therapist.

[ScarletPimpernel]

L and I have an agreement that we will tell each other about any symptoms or illness we have from allergies to a cold to flu or Covid. I've been sick for 2 weeks now with either a cold or allergies. I took a Covid test and it's negative, and I don't have any of the major symptoms. Still, I told her because I want her to be informed and able to make healthy decisions for herself.

[ChickenNoodleSoup]

To me it depends a bit on the actual illness. Since covid and the common cold have similar symptoms, I'd probably tell him right away. But in normal times, if you take the flu for example, I don't think most people would change their behavior if they knew they had contact with somebody who has it now (even though there's probably some spread before the infection really shows), nor do I think that you could even tell who gave it to you in the end. I try not to bother my T all the time with texts, and that information would probably be superfluous to him. On the other hand, if it were any illness which is dangerous and or highly transmissible, I'd tell him. Like if I developed tuberculosis, probably good to tell him, just like when you figure out you have an STD and had sexual contact with somebody just a bit prior...

[Lostislost]

I would tell him if I tested positive for COVID, he did the same for me.

[Taylor27]

I would tell my therapist if I tested positive for Covid19 as for me it feel the right thing to do. Even if I did not test positive I would still tell her.