I've been in trauma therapy for about 1.5 years with 2 therapists and am beginning to wonder if they're doing their job. It just seems like me rambling away about my painful life, present and past, and sometimes the future, followed by my therapist replying. Last therapy I finally told her I don't feel like my trauma is going away, and that I bought a book called "The body keeps score, brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma." She knew about the book, and that basically she's afraid of hurting me.

I would really like to know your experience with trauma therapy, what your therapist did. My therapist is also trained in EMDR, but she won't use it on me. I'm so frustrated and tired of trauma and the endless cycles of feeling like I finally broke free of trauma followed by depression. If I need someone to chit chat with about my trauma then maybe I could just find a friend who'd like to do the same. Why do I need a therapist for that? I just can't believe this is the best modern science has to offer.