I had kept things about my past supressed for many years and not talking about those things almost destroyed me..until I had to 'face the music' about my past when I was hospitalized and also when I was sent to rehab for my eating disorder..talking about my past, the abuse and neglect I endured as a child, missing out on childhood things because of addicted parents and bad foster care, has helped me deal with the grief, sadness, and anger and find some sort of purpose in my life. Had my T's and counselors not made me deal with my past, things would be different, and in my case, not for the better.