Zoo, it does make sense that your T would want to do something that is going to help you in a "faster" and "less painful" way. Sounds like she just wants to rip the bandaid off - you know?

I think you should list it as a trigger - the whole part of feeling like you are "not allowed" to tell your story. For me, that was a HUGE trigger because my whole childhood was spent with teachers thinking I made up stuff... or that I was exagerating! So when T took time to actually HEAR my story - that was the most validating part of the whole process.

But she doesn't want to have you suffer either. So how to balance the two?