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Old Nov 30, 2011, 09:18 PM
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But I already know I survive those feelings despite it being hard at the time, so what is the point in focusing on them, it doesn't change the thought / memory that triggers them and maybe just contributes to dependency on T.
Here is my view on it - Feelings are normal for us humans. To stay healthy, we need to express feelings as they occur. Something bad happens, we need to be able to process what happened, express the feelings, then we can move on.

If something bad happens and you cannot process it or express the feelings, they get stored. If many things happen you have quite a storage. Not good. Stored feelings make you anxious and/or depressed.

The good news is that you can express feelings at a later date. Unload those feelings and you can feel better.
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Thanks for this!
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