Undiagnosed Is it ptsd? physical & sexual trauma. life threatened. multiple miscarriages. debilitating symptoms.

[EveHarrington]

This might be a dumb question but if I seek help will they go after my abuser? Most of the ab...

If you were an adult at the time, then no.

If you were underage at the time and you give them enough identifying information about your abuser, then yes, in some states it is required by law to report it.

But in most cases, it's just a report, nothing more. Abuse cases, especially old abuse cases, are notoriously hard to win and prosecutors won't proceed unless there is more evidence than accusations. (Unfortunately.)

 

[Justmehere]

Not a dumb question at all.

It's generally very unlikely they would report anything. Your rights to privacy are very strong in the US.

The best way to know if/when a therapist would report it is to ask the therapist. They can (and should) tell you right up front, before discussing anything, when they would and would not break confidentiality.