A psychologist is heartbroken after she recently discovered that the patient she has been counselling over an affair with a married man was her husband's mistress.
The heartbreaking development dawned on her when her husband informed her that she was leaving her for someone elseThe psychologist missed out on the red flags until it was too late. Image for illustration purposes. Photo credits: Pascal Deloche/Godong."Choose your daughter": SA blasts single mom considering leaving her child for man who loves her
"A patient of mine told me she was sleeping with a married man, and the guilt was eating her alive," she started, referring to the first red flag.Only a few days later, she realised the marriage on the verge of being wrecked was hers. "Later that week, my husband told me he's leaving me for a woman he's been sleeping with," the heartbroken psychologist explained.
It dawned on her, albeit too late, that her husband had been having a fling with her patient, but she didn't notice the signs.Lady vows never to forget grandmother's elder sister who's still childless; video stirs emotionsA Psychologist, Lillian Mandu, said that reconsidering the confidentiality clause would be prudent in such a case."It is not easy because two adults in your face have made the decision to disrespect you," she asserted.
Mandu added that a strong-minded person would cut losses and figure out how to start again from square one.Being a senior midwife, she was shocked when she discovered that the lady's "next of kin" on the intake form was her husband.She added that she had to be firm and professional and help the lady give birth before she could confront her man.Rebone has experience in news bulletin reading, writing, content writing and editing.
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