I'm sure exposure therapy is part of it. I have spent my entire life making sure no one knows about the abuse. Even writing it here anonymously makes me Nervous. This would be a huge step for me. One I'm not sure I'm ready to make yet idk. Some of it also is to help doctors (not in the mental health field) understand what to possibly look for when treating me. If the long term pesticide exposure has done something, they won't know to look at that unless I tell them. Or why I have bathroom issues (abnormally large bladder etc). The stuff that may not be explained by mental health stuff. But the last thing I want is to shoot myself in the foot. If I'm going to tell them I want it to be in a way that's no big deal. I don't want too many questions or for them to look at me like I have 6 heads. I don't want them to think I'm looking for attention or anything. I want to be able to convey the info as nonchalantly as possible like if I told them I was breathing and have a heartbeat and hopefully they ignore the shaking i do (it's inevitable. I will shake while talking regardless of the significance of what I'm disclosing).