You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel.
— Johnny Depp
My favourite therapist says that it is precisely the things we do not want to feel that we should address. Our more troubling issues generally stem from childhood, before we had the capacity to understand and process deep, scary feelings. He says the issue is, these often unconscious and unresolved issues (also called triggers) can become emotional landmines, and disrupt our most important relationships. Personally, I’ve done a lot of work on my old triggers and it’s not fun, to say the least. The other side is pretty heavenly though, so I’d do it all over again. And now I choose to revisit old issues if/when they flare up because I know my relationships improve every time. Just sayin’ :) Hugs. XO
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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