From my observation, the trauma itself may not be unique in itself. However what can be unique is the total picture of ones life and our responses. I have been diagnosed with Complex PTSD. Part of what makes it complex is not each individual piece but the whole picture and how some of the parties are involved in multiple ways. T once made my genogram it is complicated because people have multiple very different roles in my life.

T worked for almost 40 years in the field and had lots of education and experience with trauma but there were times she had to think and process how to help. Quite honestly I have come to realize (as I suspect she did) that I needed more than just regular talk therapy.