I have been in therapy on and off since 1994 with 9+ different T’s. CBT T (1999-2000) helped get flashbacks and body memories under control. At the time it helped, now with current T it is a bandaid that covered infection... but then if I were still having flashbacks and body memories I never would have found current T as he is a man and that was one of my triggers.
Current T is helping me in ways far beyond words even if sometimes it feels like it is taking too long (mostly this has been an issue since we have had to do teletherapy). I understand myself better. I understand how some of my old choices weren’t really choices, they were driven by my past. I see all new possibilities for the future that I never could have imagined. But, most important of all I am learning to feel love and loved in new ways that include far less pain and anguish.