Does make sense.

A therapist once gave me the idea of using a file cabinet as a metaphor. She was saying that the trick with traumatic memories isn't to try to necessarily get rid of them altogether -or- to shuffle through them every single day. Best to have them say in a file cabinet, we know they are there but don't have to look at them daily or be flooded. Sometimes files/memories pop up, drift by. Which is fine because we know that ultimately they are safely contained.

Inspiring to read what you have written here. Reminds me that part of the process of achieving goals is to notice along the way how far we've come, and to acknowledge when we've done good.