I am 44 years old. I was molested and raped by a male physician for 7 years of my childhood (ages 3-10). I don't believe the PTSD is something that you get over. If your therapist is telling you this--then it is time to find another who is supportive of you.

Are you a spiritual person? Have you considered searching for a therapist who has the same belief system as you? (If you are Catholic, then a Catholic therapist
--for example).

I have had nightmares about the Holocaust for 30 years. They began when I was 13 years old. Combined with the sexual abuse I endured as a child--I have chronic PTSD. No therapist could ever help me. About 3 years ago the Jewish community was reading one my blogs about my nightmares. They were able to connect me with a Rabbi who also has all of his degrees in Psychotherapy. He is the only person who has been able to stop my nightmares, and get my PTSD and anxiety attacks to slow down.

What I discovered, is that the spiritual component to my therapy was missing. No one understands me like he does. He would never tell me that I have survived my traumas long enough in life...that I now need to get over them--and should no longer have PTSD.