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mom read my journal and knows everything
my mom read my journal thaat my therapist told me to write becouse i have depressin and anxiety constantly she acts like she nows everything now and i dont know what to do and i am having trouble trusting her or anybody
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adviceman49 gave good advice. The only thing I have to add is that you may be able to get a journal with a lock already on it instead of locking it inside something. Sometimes parents can be funny when they know you have a locked box because anything could be in it. If it's a journal with a lock on it she'll know that's what it is. The other idea is that there are a lot of websites where you can keep a journal. You can set it to private so no one can see it and it would be password protected. What happened to you sucks, but you'll get through it. Make sure that you talk to your therapist about it. Your therapist knows you better than we do and may be able to give you better advice. :)
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I'm sorry your mom read your Journal she should not have as it is part of your therapy and therapy is private and confidential between you and your therapist. Either mom does not understand how important this is. That what is spoken in therapy remains in therapy; or she feels she needs to know or has the right to know what is happening in therapy. That is very wrong of her on both counts.
Whatever is the problem she needs to know that the road to your recovery starts with trust that what happens in therapy stays in therapy. If you are over a particular age and this varies, but since mom read your Journal I'm guessing your therapist is only generalizing to her about your depression, meaning your privacy is protected by law; Which is okay to do as long as nothing specific to your session is said. For that your written permission is needed.
I have two suggestions to make.
1. Tell your therapist about mom reading your Journal and how it makes you feel. It is important for you to do this and to tell your therapist how violated you are feeling,the loss of trust and the anxiety you are know feeling over it. Then ask your therapist to speak with your mother about this and how it has affected your recovery. It has had to effect your recovery it would have effect mine when I was recovering from depression.
Neither my wife or my adult son ever asked questions about my therapy session other than to ask how my therapist was. If I spoke about my therapy they listened. If they asked a question and I chose not to answer it they did not harp on the question.
My depression is in remission now and I work hard to keep it there. So I do know how this violation of your privacy has hurt you and I am truly sorry this has happened. Please talk to your therapist about it.
2. Purchase if you can a strong box large enough to hold your Journal, it should have a combination lock and not a key lock. Keep your Journal in the strong box at all times when not writing in it. A combination lock makes it that much harder for anyone other than you to access your Journal. Keep your strong box hidden as best you can. Doing this will hopefully place your confidence back in keeping up with your Journal without mom or anyone else reading it. It is important to keep writing your Journal as your therapist has requested.
Again I am sorry this has happened to you but don't let it interfere with your recovery. Those who have never suffered from depression do not know how scary it can be. I know there is light at the end of the tunnel. Work with your therapist and the light will get to you.
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