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Originally Posted by AlittleUnsteady
I have trauma history, and I am petrified to get one of these done! The thought of someone seeing me naked and touching me, even if they are female, is terrifying. I've never had sex because of these reasons. My GP knows this about me and is, thankfully, very understanding. She is willing to move slowly with this issue and said she is not worried that there is anything wrong b.c. I'm not sexually active. I don't know how to become ok with this, or atleast not traumatized. Is this weird? Am I the only one that feels this scared?
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Hey AlittleUnsteady, no you are definitely not alone in being scared. I didn't have my first smear until after childbirth because I was scared too, during and after birth I'd had so many people look down there it didn't faze me as much as it did before. Kind of like exposure therapy I guess!
I'm not qualified to give medical advice but as I understand it here in UK if you have never had sex then you are at very low risk so may not need to have a smear test:
Do I need a cervical screening test if I'm a virgin? - Health questions - NHS Choices