The biological stuff makes me feel helpless also. As therapy has progressed, I feel less like a victim of my own pathology and others'. IT sometimes makes me really angry. And sometimes it is what it is and I move forward regardless.

I think that therapy naturally brings up triggers, at least for me it has. It has helped me to learn when I am being triggered so I can be aware of how I react. And it has cause the intensity of many triggers to be lessened.

Having a trustworthy, empathic, consistent T is of paramount importance, imo. To cope with triggers, I often would write down what was going on within and then share it with him the next session. I hope you are feeling better. Take care.