Hi, nowhere did I say or imply re-traumatization, not even sure that is a therapy method. Therapy hurts because it's teaching you to walk again. I guess the degree of pain depends on how motivated you are to get better. You have to work through it as you do with any injury to return to normal. Nowhere was I advocating that you do it on your own. A skilled therapist knows how far they can push you and how much you can take. PTSD is different from other MI in the sense it was caused by an injury from the outside not by a preexisting condition. That is why I am using these metaphors. I've had a lot of highly skilled professionals and non-professionals help me on my journey to wellness. A good therapist will challenge you to go outside your comfort zone so you can grow.

I've done 4 rounds of DBT. The first 2x I couldn't get through because I was triggered. That is the kind of hurt I am talking about. I've never had prolonged exposure therapy. Therapy may make you confront things about yourself you don't want to see. As we know c-PTSD and bpd look quite similar on the surface. In therapy we learn our part in our problems just like we do in AA or any other 12 step program. That also hurts. For example we might learn we push people away or we don't give them a chance. We also might learn that we have given up trying.

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