it is great to see people share on what some may feel is a delicate subject.
i saw a therapist a few years ago, and then thought i could handle it on my own. i was wrong. i am back with the same person who works with several chronic pain people. i had quite a bit of trauma as a child also and so those issues have come up. she said when a person is in pain everyday, that person often needs to go back and heal other wounds. it is as if there is no more space left inside the heart for any more pain, and you have to purge it. i think it is true because i am so much better. those of us with rsd are dealing with a grieving process. we have lost so much and we cannot ever get it back. i have used antidepressants but the therapy is much better.
also don't give up on a therapist too quickly, sometimes they are getting to a nerve and you may feel like not going back but it is then that you need to go most. good luck. joan