I now remember my relationship with my grandfather/"Godfather" and Grandmother. My Grandpa was brutally abusive to everyone ~ physically and emotionally.

This began long before I was born and continued until the day that my Grandpa died. Now that I've finally put the pieces together, and have begun to understand that emotions aren't necessarily worth shame, I need to know what I do with those emotions that I'm used to automatically "stuffing". How do I prevent myself from stuffing my shameful emotions away in a dark place?

Maybe I don't need to worry about this happening now, since I'm aware now. I don't know. I'm just tired of repressing, and am looking for some hopeful words from others.