I only explain to people I believe are smart enough, and open enough to understand that there is a difference.
like my sister is smart enough to understand, she wouldn't care to know the difference.
my father while not a stupid man would have no idea what any of it means.
so I'm not telling them. He'd also probably feel I'm pointing the finger of blame right at his nose. I'm not interseted in blame, and the abuse didn't start with him. He's as much a victim as I am. but I'm getting off topic.
There are Doctors I wouldn't tell unless I absolutely had to, because they've shown themselves to be judgemental in the past.
telling people is a pretty serious subject.
expecting them to know anything, even medical professionals, is asking too much.
I treat it as a pleasent surprise if i have to tell, and they even know what the letters stand for.
becareful who you tell.
you can set yourself up for some unpleasent expirence. even in medical settings. especialy in medical settings.
you can find yourself being treated as potentialy dangerous, being labeled as a "problem patient" being treated as if you have an IQ in the single digits, or straght up called a liar, and a faker, and not to pull any of your BS on them, because they won't put up with it.
Oh, I also don't explain anything to any one who says "Oh! you're like Sybil, right? Can I talk to them?"