No, talking won't change that evil things happened, and medication won't make those bad things go away either.

As others have said, is this the right approach for you? Are these the right therapists/doctors for you? Is this the right modality of therapy for you? If you've been basically trying the same for quite some time and feel it isn't helping in any way, maybe it's time to mix it up a bit.

My therapist and pdoc basically went with the approach that my traumatic past didn't have to keep running the show in my present. It wasn't about forgetting the past or even really getting over it; it was about figuring out what messages, behaviors, beliefs I was still slogging along on my back decades after the events and why I was still doing so. Then, it was working on how to get them off my back enough that they weren't weighing me down in my present world.

Different therapists have different ways to achieve what I mentioned, but it is possible to achieve a place where those past events stop running your present. I went into therapy (particularly my last time) with this as my basic goal. I was tired of feeling stuck in my history and I basically told my therapist I needed to find a way to deal with that crap and move on without it controlling me any longer. I was tired. Really tired.

Finding a therapist and a pdoc both equally focused on that goal who could actually explain to me how I could get there AND who truly believed I WOULD get there made all the difference in the world. We were really very goal-driven and skill-driven in certain ways which for me made sense and gave me direction to move toward. For me, just sitting there week after week talking about my past without purpose would have kept me stuck, so this last therapist clicked with what I needed and desired; we were on the same page and it made all the difference.

Maybe you are no longer on the same page with your therapist/pdoc? Maybe it is time to have that discussion with them, and/or find new providers who can help you find direction and ways to meet your goals? It's okay to change providers. Sometimes we get maxed out with a therapist and new eyes are called for.