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Why I hid ACES from my medical records in order to receive equal treatment.

With all the health care changes and challenges in today’s society, going to the doctor or dentist is difficult enough for the average person. With a history of childhood or adolescent sexual trauma, a medical appointment can become re-traumatizing if not handled with care by the survivor and provider. Think about it, some other adult is making decisions on the survivor’s behalf, touching their body, has their hands in the survivor’s mouth rendering them unable to make their needs known or...

Very helpful article, thank you. One of my friends records on her smartphone any meeting with a doctor where a procedure or diagnosis is explained, which I think is so useful as trauma history or not, we often forget the details of what the doctor said.

Lara... This is great article and thorough in addressing the issues sexual abuse survivors face with their medical needs. I'm a psychotherapist with an expertise in childhood sexual abuse and have seen first-hand the anxieties survivors face anticipating medical appointments. I've helped survivors with this by teaching relaxation and visualization techniques to use during exams. You're right that their trauma-based fears and anxiety keep many from getting the preventive care and other...

Excellent article. And oh-so-true. I know when I was searching for a new doctor, I specifically started inquiring if the physician took a holistic approach to healing as I did not want someone who simply wanted to throw a pill at my symptoms in order to make them go away. After all, masking the symptoms was something I had experienced for over twenty-five years as I tried to wrestle my panic attacks. Once I started respecting my needs on a holistic level, that's when true healing and symptom...

Lara, this article is so valuable. As you point out, medical appointments are difficult but necessary -- I am guessing it's not uncommon for those who've experienced trauma to avoid seeking medical care and exams because of anxiety and fearfulness over a physical exam (or even triggering questions or comments). This guide could make a real difference in a lot of trauma survivors' lives. Thank you.

I really appreciate this post, thank you Sirena.

Poignant...insightful, thank you for sharing. Take care.

Hello, The Ethical Self-Care training has been updated, and while I don't have it set up as a webinar yet for CEUs, the video of the live training from 12.29.21 is available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktkBwFjh5HA for learning purposes. Whether you want to be as ethical as possible in your field, or be more informed and able to hold others accountable as needed, the materials provided in this training are for you. Description for the training: To optimize ethical practice, it is...