when everything came up for me, it really interferred with my quality of life. i couldnt go on functioning that way. in therapy we didnt go back into the past to root around to see what caused me to be the way i was, we just dealt with my symptoms and worked on them to be able to function again. what stressed me the most was the guilt of playing the role of "good daughter" to my father when i had all those feeling of ???? for all the abuse i suffered at his hands. when i finally acknowledged the abuse, and my T convinced me that I was entitled to feel anger, I wrote a ten page letter to my dad outlining the abuse and what it created in my life, how it impacted me today and essentially disowned my dad. I let him know i couldnt have contact anymore until I dealt with my issues. no more christmas, birthday, fathers day gifts. these times created such stress for me trying to find the perfect gift to bring joy to this man that hurt me so much. since i got all this off my chest it has helped dramatically. I felt such a freedom. The ptsd symptoms improved and for the most part have gone away. There are still some things that trigger me, but living with ptsd symptoms on a daily basis is no longer. But I didnt have to drag out my childhood in therapy to address it.

I dont know how your T plans to address it. I just know it is worth addressing. My quality of life has vastly improved.