[Therapy Intake Forms] Add 'Prefer not to answer' option for sensitive required fields

So I had to fill out a shitload of forms online before seeing a therapist at a certain establishment. Annoying, but nothing I can't get through. But, they asked **extremely personal questions**. Questions about things like past trauma, physical, verbal, and sexual abuse. I would have been fine with it, except that **they were all required fields, and there was no option to say prefer not to answer**. They also asked questions that seemed irrelevant and unnecessary for initial intake. (Things like what's your religion, details about your religious habits.) My only options were to divulge very uncomfortable details about my life, tell blatant lies, or quit the process and find another place. I chose the second option. I don't know how secure their digital records are, nor who has access to my intake forms. And, of course, I don't feel comfortable letting complete strangers read such details, including people who aren't even therapists. (i.e. Employees working in administrative capacities.) **Is it common for therapy clinics to do this? Is it my fault that I outright lied on the forms?**