(C)PTST

I think you need to have a problem you want to solve.

If you are having sleeping problems, flashbacks, strange emotions, anger, avoidance, unexpected responses, living like a recluse, drinking, depression, frustration, trouble ramping your nervous system down, etc.

You can experience a number of potentially traumatic events, I saw someone run over and maybe killed when 6, I nearly died when 10, without it being too much of a problem. But others can be. It is variable and depends on a number of factors 

My main issues, I believe, were emotional from other events and from being dysregulated due to chronic long term borderline burnout while being undiagnosed. Childhood emotional neglect seems to explain a lot of the background. ASD just made me more susceptible to all this.

Replaying difficult events can be hard, particularly with a visual memory and full recall, you can relive the experience immersively and re-traumatise yourself. I did. But it  has led to processing it rather than burying it and although very difficult, as in potentially life threatening, I am through it now.

Doing it with someone is slow. Analysing yourself, which I did, is fast, but is not recommended for good reason, as you can become quite unstable. I was undiagnosed and desperate to understand what was happening to me, but masked too well for the doctor and counsellor to help. The clinical psychologists, particularly the consultant, saw through it all though. 

Multiple things can be wrapped up together. It is hard to know what to attack first, but doing all at once is tough although more efficient.

If you have things which you think are negatively influencing your current behaviour then it is worth investigating. But be aware there is no magic wand to make things go away or make you forget. The best you can do is understand, process and reduce their impact, which takes time. It may be easier to leave some things buried, it depends.

This makes total sense to me. As you say, is it better to not try and unravel it all, know its there. 

This makes total sense to me. As you say, is it better to not try and unravel it all, know its there.