I was abused starting at the age of nine. I still have flashbacks. There is no timetable for how we respond to PTSD. Some experience many symptoms, some fewer. Some see many of the symptoms disappear slower than other. Often, if not most of the time, we experience nightmares. Some experience an inexplicable sense of panic; night 'terrors' - the feeling that might reveal a memory or not. The key is that the brain recalls and processes these as it is ready. No matter what you deal with, resist the urge to wonder why YOU aren't over this yet. Just as some folks' bodies heal faster than others our minds do also.

I just recently found myself moaning in my rest/sleep after a departure from that several years ago. It's never a matter of why you haven't gotten any further but rather looking back and realizing how far you have come. Just more of the healing process and certainly something to discuss with a counselor if only to have face to face reinforcement and encouragement over the great strides you've already made in overcoming the trauma.