I'm torn on that. On the one hand, it's the only way to star the change toward trauma informed. On the other hand, it's a waste of time. The odds of a doctor even bringing up stress are 3%, based on a JAMA study, let alone ACEs. They are limited in their time, and then they are sending people away from their services and prescriptions to someone else's. If the doc themselves are stressed, then they aren't going to want to bring it up, and given what I know about it, vs. what the doctor might know (I will brashly assert it's akin to their level of knowledge of nutrition), I feel that I'm far safer keeping my vulnerabilities to myself.
An effective strategy might be to make sure you bring up stress and ask if they know the about ACE, and then drop it. It at least brings light to the bigger issues facing their practices and might start that tide turning. I have to admit, that I don't go to the doc unless something is demonstrably wrong, like my broken foot.
