Would it be accurate to say that one way of characterizing "working through" would be the grabbing hold of some thread of emotional reaction, like the giveaway tail of a hiding cat, and then just following and following that thread to see where it leads? In other words, if I suppose (as I do) that somewhere in there there's lots of anger, then if I find a hint of anger in something I do all the time, I should ponder and poke at that, trying to see where it leads?