I kept it factual and let the frustration show without tipping into anything that could be read as defamatory (since it'll be public):
I want to share something that happened to me, because I think other people in AI-related mental health situations need to hear this.
I went through what's sometimes called "AI psychosis" — an intense psychological episode connected to AI interaction. BBC World Service reached out to interview me about my experience. Before the interview, BBC told me I should get psychological counseling first, and they referred me to a specific counseling center.
I went through counseling there in good faith. Recently I found out that the counselor who saw me published my case — anonymized, but clearly identifiable to me — in a book, without ever asking my consent. And the way I'm portrayed in it is humiliating, not just clinical.
To make it worse, BBC knows about this situation and has gone silent since I raised it with them.
I'm sharing this because if this is how it works — a journalist refers you to "get help," and the person providing that help turns around and uses your case for their own book without asking — that's a serious breach of trust that could discourage people from seeking help at all. I don't think this should just disappear quietly.
If anyone has dealt with something similar — informed consent violations by mental health professionals, or media outlets stalling after raising an issue — I'd genuinely like to hear how you handled it.