Brittany

He wasn't here.

And then slowly as we're kind of talking more, it's becoming clear that she is having some auditory hallucinations.

So not only that my boyfriend and I are talking about her, but that my boyfriend is like threatening me.

I would like to add a disclaimer that my boyfriend is the most wonderful, nonviolent man.

There is no reason for her to think this.

It was just very clear she was projecting her own trauma onto like the nearest relationship.

Oh my God, psychosis.

I'm kind of talking to her throughout the day saying like, hey, has this happened before?

She almost maybe like seems a little embarrassed.

Like, no, I'm a therapist.

I'm providing education on grounding techniques.

It seems that way, I think, in the first conversation.

And so again, I'm kind of talking through like normalizing that being anxiety provoking.

If she says this hasn't happened before, we're in like the evening now.

So I also offer, hey, my boyfriend is not here.

I'm going to leave my door open.

So my door was like right next to hers, catty corner.

So I leave my door open.

She can peek in if she wants, if she's feeling unsafe.

And I let her know like, hey, the next morning, I'm aware of some community-based mental health resources.