Dear Brad,

I must admit that I really sat up when I read your post from yesterday mentioning your wife has a history of multiple extreme traumas. That was what I sensed from what you had described earlier, but I didn't want to put words in your mouth. 

To be honest with you I think you might find CBT is not hugely helpful, it may help a little with functiioning perhaps. If I were in your shoes I'd be doggedly searching for a compassionate psych who's a trauma specialist. Trauma is cumulative unless adequate help is available to process it. This is something I do know something about. I have diagnoses of complex-PTSD and bi-polar.

I hope this might help.

Kind regards,

Kristin