I have symptoms of dysautonomia. It can seem like anxiety and my doctor thinks I have pots. I have problems with my blood pressure as well and my heart rate goes up to 120 or more sometimes. This is a classic symptom of pots and he referred me to a neurologist who will do a tilt table test on me or possibly a nuclear test. I begged my doctor over and over to refer me, though and he finally did. Before doing that, he started bringing up my past trauma while I was hyperventilating after running to the visit (I was close to being late for the appointment) my heart rate was going up and I thought I was going to pass out. He randomly started bringing up all the trauma, and then said "See, I think me talking about this is causing you to hyperventilate and feel how you're feeling"

I started breathing more shallowly and my face went numb and I had to lay down and then I puked.

What I want to know is, are doctors allowed to just bring up past trauma like this? I've heard of this happening quite often with mostly women, and then later they go to a therapist and the therapist says "This isn't anxiety related" I'm suspected to also have Ehlers danlos syndrome which is often mistaken for anxiety as well, although people with ehlers danlos can definitely have anxiety and also depression, I just know the difference between anxiety and a 'pots attack' I've been living with it for over 20 years, I know the difference, but it seems like I keep running into doctors who ignore everything and call it anxiety then tell me "You need a therapeutic outlook" I've been going to therapy since I was 18 years old. I have managed to stop panic attacks before they happen but the pots thing? I can't stop those. They just come on and take over me, and my eyes start rolling in the back of my head, I puke, face goes numb, heart rate goes up, blood pressure drops, I get vertigo and if I don't lay down, I almost pass out. There's so much more to it as well.

Sorry for this long post.

TL;DR: Should I get a new doctor? Are doctors allowed to talk about your trauma without asking for your permission first?