Jen, the quote above refers to generally meaning, if you are approach your trauma softly, delicately if you like, then all it generally does it actually close you up more, not really help you. Now here is the problem Jen, you mentioned you attempted suicide because dealing with your trauma got too much for you, but the honest facts are, that to deal with your trauma, it is going to be very hard emotional and physically, and you will want to commit suicide or attempts on your life, however; part of the healing process is to fight through those thoughts and feelings and beat them with the trauma. When you go into trauma therapy, being actively resurfacing your trauma and bringing it all to the top in order to deal with it, your going to feel just like you did when you tried suicide. Choice: continually live the way you are; or commit suicide; or fight through the pain you must, hit your trauma head on and within six months the worse will be behind you, thus allowing you to heal the remainder of any trauma, learn how to manage PTSD effectively, and get back into life without the constand torment that resides within you.

You have to make the decisions Jen, not me or anyone else. You have to be prepared to fight for you life, not just giveup on it and take the easy option out, if you want it back that is.