You may not talk about what happened and might be very good at keeping it contained. Other people may see the person you are today without knowing how much of the past your body still keeps. You might become tense when something happens before you've even had time to understand why, feel constantly alert, or just avoid certain situations altogether.
Pretending what happened didn't happen or just pushing through trauma and PTSD can be an exhausting way to live. Psychotherapy helps you to recognise and process the feelings in your body that may have become normalised and even invisible over a long time. Counselling can help you safely process and understand what happened to you so that you can feel a stronger sense of safety, begin to feel grounded in your body and more present in your life.