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Originally Posted by ChipperMonkey
Its sometimes referred to as trauma re-creation. We do it subconsciously because we want to get another chance to make things right, we want another chance to show that we've "conquered" the trauma, we want a chance for a new and better outcome. It is a way of coping.
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I'm curious about this. If we stop obsessing does that mean we have accepted that what happened happened? Does it mean we have then integrated it into our life experience and it no longer has more weight than other memories?