I've been fighting facing this...I NEED to.
And sometimes things get worse before they get better.
That's why having a toolbox with coping techniques is so important.

But apparently as we learn to talk about it, and correctly place responsibility on the responsible parties, we can begin to heal, and it won't hurt so bad. The nightmares and flashbacks should eventually stop (or at least significantly decrease).

These kinds of things we can't just go around...we have to walk THROUGH it to go forward. There's no way around it. We can only get so far in life without taking that terrifying step.