I did talk to her about this a little bit. She reminded me that I've been seeing her for over a year yet I've almost never spoken about what brought me in the first place. Instead I've mentioned others things that are so distressing that all I can do is talk AROUND them. Most of our work has focused on me learning to trust her. She is away for the next few weeks but luckily I have daily contact with her. She suggested when she gets back that I might want to come multiple times a week to deal with some of the trauma. My opinion is that since I really can't touch it with a 10 foot pole, I don't see how addressing it 2 times a week would be anything but destabilizing. And that's the other thing with being diagnosed bipolar with a history of trauma...I suck at regulating my own emotions. I know this. PTSD and bipolar seem to be very easy to tangle up. But you're right, the most important thing is to treat the person, not the diagnosis...frustrating and scary but talking to everyone here is really helping me sort it out.