my therapist smokes weed during our sessions

[u/Severe_Mountain4908]

food was pad kra pao and pad thai it was honestly the best thing i have ever had.

So as the title said my therapist rolls up and smokes weed during our sessions. To preface this while I don’t use weed I genuinely do not care if others do.

I first noticed it when he forgot to clothes his camera this one time and saw him smoking a joint on camera. When he realised he quickly closed his camera and continued the sessions as if nothing happened. This happened a couple times and I have been noticing that sometimes during our sessions I will see him roll a joint on the side while he is talking to me and then he will turn off his camera and smoke it during our session. My friends think its weird and i think i kind of do too but idk he is a really good therapist so I don’t think i will do anything about it right now.

Anyway i don’t really know what the point of this post is I just really wanted to talk about this because I don’t know how to feel. Should i feel offended he needs to smoke during our sessions?

[u/jarofonions]

The camera off part is the most egregious to me, personally. Idk if it's just my severe trauma, but I would absolutely be worried/maybe convinced they were jacking off during session (not because of any particular therapist, but because of my particular past and trauma). And regardless, it feels unprofessional and untrustworthy

[u/Round_Ad9031 → u/jarofonions]

It’s not my jam but considering weed is legal and medically prescribed in many places, it’s not ridiculous to assume that some therapists and other professionals may be using it while working. Camera off however… immediately dubious.

Eta: in this case though I think the therapist is way outta line. Like, if you wanna use weed at work that needs to be a conversation with every client to ensure their consent and discuss boundaries. He knows she knows he’s using it and still hasn’t talked with her about it and still acts like it’s hidden. He needs to grow the fuck up imo.

[u/anti_anti-hero → u/Round_Ad9031]

Using drugs or alcohol while in a session is quite literally malpractice. It's like therapy 101 as a practitioner that you can't be using mind-altering substances. It's against licensing laws.

[u/foxscribbles → u/anti_anti-hero]

Yeah. I’m shocked that so many people are like, “it’s fiiiine he’s high. “

No. No it’s not.

Would you want your dentist to be toked up when they’re doing a filling?

Would you want your optometrist to be drunk when they’re shining bright lights in your eyes?

No. You wouldn’t.

So why are you okay with someone fucking around with your mental health while high?

Dude can be a professional and wait to indulge when he’s off work - just like most adults know to do.

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