McKell
I think, in the working through, we become aware of behaviors/reactions to incidents, etc., in current "real" time that are connected to past abuse. I know that T often reminds me of the abuse when we are talking about something seemingly unrelated.
I think it's their way of helping us to integrate these experiences rather than "pack them away" in a separate compartment that we can just forget about. Or at least that's my take.
I hope you have a good session this week.
Peace.