I have been. Most of what I want to talk about isn't exactly something the therapist can help me on. Every once in a while, I'll have an intense fear of something and not know why. At those times, I'll call my friends and ask them if they remember anything to do with a ____. I just recently found out that box cutters scare the shit out of me, and I have no idea why. All I can remember is that I've definitely seen my abuser with one, and that encounter didn't end well and I felt like I was in danger when I saw one packaged up and in a box that no one could get to at the store.. My friends knew some of the things he did to me, but they get uncomfortable talking about it, worried I might break or something.

There's no secret voodoo magic that a psychologist can do to make me remember things, and I'm not sure I'd like to remember the actual event over hearing it from someone else anyway. But sometimes, it would be nice to know why on earth something is happening.