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#1
Mar 03, 2008, 12:43 PM
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Has this ever happened to anyone?
Last T was like 10 years ago.....I feel like all my rights are being invaded because new T gets to know about me. 
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Mar 03, 2008, 12:51 PM
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I've refused to consent to a pdoc contacting a previous pdoc. I didn't agree with his treatment or diagnosis, and did not wish the new pdoc's view of me to be influenced by the old one. The new pdoc was fine with that. Said he liked to come to his own conclusions.
While it would be desirable to me that a new therapist know all about me, I'd prefer that he do that by getting to know me and having me tell him. I'd only want him to contact my old therapist if I trusted my old therapist and agreed with his treatment and diagnosis. And if I trusted my new therapist to disregard any reports from anyone else to come to his own conclusions about me. I may not be the majority in this. And my view might not be the healthiest one. I wouldn't even want my pdoc and therapist talking to each other. I had a bad experience once, and it made me wary.
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Mar 03, 2008, 01:03 PM
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Just don't agree to it if it makes you uncomfortable. They don't want to know "all about you" they just want to see what therapeutic interventions may have worked or didn't work, what's been tried, etc. It's about their work more than about you; could just speed things up so you didn't have to go as long (pay as much) or get sidetracked, etc.
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Mar 03, 2008, 01:22 PM
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One time my therapist asked me if I wanted her to talk to my MD (who was thinking of prescribing me something). I vetoed that. I agree with the previous poster who said that it's most likely true that they're just trying to figure out how they can help you best. But I also was uncomfortable with my T telling my MD things I had discussed with her in sessions, and so I said no, and she accepted that.
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Mar 03, 2008, 06:40 PM
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My current T did not ask to talk to my former one.
I don't know if I would have given permission if he did request it. I would have to know his reason. At that time I would not have liked my former therapist to know I was seeing someone new, so I might have said no for that reason alone. I like that my T learned all he needed to know from me.
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