I saw my pdoc yesterday and she asked me about my PTSD.
She was wondering what caused it and I couldn't bring myself to talk to her about it.

Now I'm wondering, why does she need to know about the trauma?
What good would it do her to know about the rape and past abuse?

She had mentioned starting a new medication for nightmares, but I would rather work through the nightmares instead of covering them up with medicine.

I just don't see why she needs to know, or if she needs to know

My therapist knows, but my therapist specialize in trauma,
My gynecologist knows but that's only because I had a rather embarrassing freak out during my exam.
But does my psychiatrist need to know?

Your psychiatrist doesn't need to know. But, you might be doing a disservice to yourself by not expressing it to her. I'd be curious what your therapist would say about it. What is your fear in disclosing it to your psychiatrist?

I always have this fear in the back of my mind that I won't be believed if I tell a professional what happened.

I talked to my therapist about it today, she said it wouldn't hurt to tell my psychiatrist about it, but I didn't have to.

I guess I can talk to her (my psychiatrist) about it. I just wanted to know why it would be important to her. My pdoc mentioned me possibly taking a medication for nightmares for the PTSD... But I don't think I want meds for my nightmares, I feel like I've gotten pretty lucky with my nightmares, they aren't that frequent or as intense as they were years ago.

[bluekoi]

Kori Anders,

It might be beneficial to talk to your pdoc about your rape and past abuse. It helped me when I told my pdoc about what my father and other did to me when I was a child. It was extremely difficult, but I felt honest when I told the pdoc.