I have been in therapy off and on for about two decades and it's only with the therapist I see now that I've learned anything--it all has to do with myself, though, so not really going to applicable to anyone else. I have, at times, a lot of trouble coping, staying employed and housed, so for me at a very basic level, I have been able to learn what kinds of things/people/situations trigger my ptsd symptoms that cause me to jeopardize my health and safety. That's just one example, but it's had a big impact in that I've not only stayed gainfully employed, but done really well financially, all while going through a traumatic family experience at the same time as being in therapy--so in that way I'm also learning how to function while being massively triggered and re-traumatized, and to minimize the damage. It is very slow going, but yeah...I have learned quite a lot about myself and have quite a long ways to go.

Therapy isn't going to meet everyone's needs, for sure, and there are also a lot of really bad therapists out there. I've tried lots of other approaches--nutritional, spiritual, physical (acupuncture, acutonics, yoga)--but I really do need another person who's helped people recover from trauma to help me understand what is going on with me and how to improve my way of living.