For many of us with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), we may be questioned why we just can't "let go" of the past and move forward and live in the present. Such a concept to "let go" and be free of the past would be wonderful... if only it were that simple.

One of the components of PTSD that is misunderstood is this very concept of "letting go." The practicality or logic of "letting go" is not a factor of recovery for PTSD and never has been. If it were that simple, the diagnosis of PTSD...