Parents Dig Up Daughter’s Past Therapy Diary and Share It with Her Brother

Imagine having your deepest, darkest childhood thoughts exposed to your family. That’s exactly what happened to a 20-year-old woman when her parents dug up her old therapy diary and shared it with her 15-year-old brother. The diary was written when she was just a child, struggling with trauma and the arrival of her younger brother. Now, her brother is furious with her, and she’s left questioning whether she’s in the wrong for calling her parents out on their actions.

A Rough Start to Sibling Life

Therapy and the Diary ‍⚕️

Heavy Thoughts, Heavy Heart

Parents Kept the Journals

Brother Finds Out

Confronting the Parents

Parents’ Harsh Reaction

Doubting Herself

A Family Torn Apart by Revealed Secrets

This young woman’s childhood was filled with trauma, and her therapy diary was meant to be a safe space for her to express her feelings. But when her parents not only read the diary but also shared it with her younger brother, the family was thrown into chaos. Her brother is now furious with her, and she’s left questioning whether she’s in the wrong for calling her parents out on their actions. As the drama unfolds, we’ve gathered some of the top responses from the internet to see what people think of this explosive situation…

Parents reading and sharing therapy journals is evil and inexcusable. NTA.

Parents retraumatized OP and brother by sharing therapy diary. NTA.

Parents violated OP’s privacy and are terrible humans. NTA.

Supportive comment for OP’s trauma and violation of privacy

Parents betrayed traumatized child by sharing therapy diary with brother

NTA. Parents sharing therapy diary with brother after 15 years is bizarre ‍♂️

Parents violated trust, therapy is confidential. NTA.

Violation of privacy in therapy is vile and beyond wrong

Respect privacy: NTA comment on diary invasion

Privacy violation! NTA for feeling betrayed. Trust broken

NTA for wanting to go no contact with parents over invasion of privacy

Commenter sympathizes with OP’s situation and condemns parents’ actions.

Breach of privacy and trust? Definitely not the a**hole.

Harsh but true. Parents crossed a major boundary.

Parents violate daughter’s privacy, destroy family trust. NTA.

Betrayed by parents, sibling caught in the crossfire

Betrayed by parents: NTA suggests family therapy for reconciliation

Encouraging siblings to bond over parents’ breach of trust

Parents invade daughter’s privacy, blame her for past therapy diary

Parents read and share therapy diary, boundary stomping at its worst

Respect privacy! Therapy is not a weapon to be used later

Parents violated OP’s trust and privacy. Commenters express disgust

Privacy breach! NTA. Family therapy can help fix the damage

Parents violated privacy and medical secrecy; NTA, no forgiveness.

Parents violated privacy, showed diary to brother, NTA.

Parents violated trust by sharing therapy journal with brother. NTA.

NTA. Parents violated privacy, not experts on ‘normal trauma’. Possible cause: brother’s arrival.

Parents violated privacy by sharing therapy journal with younger brother

Commenter advises cutting out toxic parents. NTA

Invasion of privacy by family is beyond cruel and evil

Cutting ties with toxic parents and prioritizing sibling relationship. NTA

Commenter empathizes with OP’s situation and criticizes parents’ actions

Parents violated daughter’s privacy, NTA, go no contact

Invasion of privacy and insult to illness. NTA.

Respect for privacy is key. NTA handled it well

Empathetic reply to disturbing story. Supportive and understanding.

Childhood therapy diary used against sibling: NTA response is clear

Protect your privacy: shred and burn your diaries

Parents betray trust by sharing child’s therapy diary

Heartfelt support for OP after parents invade privacy and betray trust

Sibling’s therapy diary shared by AH parents causes trauma

Parents violated privacy by sharing therapy diary with brother

Suggest sending link to brother & parents to show their AH-ish behavior

Using therapy as a kid to cope: NTA. Parents sharing diary: AHs.

Privacy invasion by parents, NTA. Consider going no contact.

NTA, parents’ actions cruel to both siblings

Parents violated OP’s privacy by sharing therapy diary with brother

Breaking family ties: NTA’s parents share therapy diary with brother

Therapy diaries are private. NTA. Burn them

Demand your private journals back and go no contact

Heartbreaking betrayal by parents, but stay connected with brother ❤️

Parents violated trust by sharing therapy diary with brother. NTA.

Supportive comment suggests seeking therapy to cope with parents’ betrayal.

Teen’s diary violated by mother, relationship ruined forever

Parents violated trust and privacy, causing trauma. NTA victim.

Commenter sympathizes with brother, condemns parents as monsters

Defending OP against brother’s unreasonable anger. NTA

Parents violated their child’s privacy and showed lack of empathy

Parents weaponizing private thoughts against daughter is intentionally cruel

Parents violated OP’s privacy and damaged relationships with brother and themselves

Parents violate OP’s privacy, NTA, need therapy to process.

Encourage reaching out to innocent brother, condemn parents’ actions.

Family digs up therapy diary, commenter suggests throwing them out

Family shares therapy diary, commenter says ‘NTA’, throw away family

Commenter calls out parents for sharing private therapy diary.

Invasion of privacy by parents, NTA for feeling violated

Commenter empathizes with OP, condemns parents’ actions, suggests therapy for OP and brother.

Protect your mental health, cut off toxic family members.

Respecting privacy is important, even for children. NTA

Heartbreaking therapy betrayal by parents. NTA, seek therapy again.

Vengeful response to parents sharing therapy diary with sibling

Parents violated privacy, traumatized brother, and shamed OP for trauma. NTA

Parents violated privacy, brother upset by past trauma revealed