I'm glad you were able to share with her and that she responded to you well. It's very normal when working on trauma to feel worse before you feel better. At least that's the experience I've had, I always feel terrible right after I share something for the first time, but then after working on it over time, it does get better. My therapist had a good analogy - when the trauma happens and you try to push it away and not think about it, it's like applying a pressure wrap to stop a bleeding wound. It's not really healed though, just a temporary fix to survive - so eventually you have to revisit the wound, take off the bandage, and get stitches. It's going to hurt a lot because you're messing with the wound again, but that's the only way it can heal. Hang in there!