Therapy Dumping: When Your Partner Uses Their Therapist to Win Arguments

"My Therapist Said You're the Problem"

There are few weapons more effective in a relationship spat than a credentialed third party.

Enter: the therapist. Not yours. Theirs.

And suddenly you’re not having a disagreement—you’re cross-examined by the ghost of their Tuesday evening sessions.

Welcome to Therapy Dumping—the sneaky weaponization of therapy-speak and professional insight as relationship artillery.

“Actually, my therapist says your communication style is avoidant and triggering my fawn response.”

Translation: I’m right, and you’re not only wrong—you’re diagnosable.