Hello guiltier65: The Skeezyks absolutely agrees with you, whether or not this is the "correct" way to look at it. I'm in my mid 60's now. There's simply no point in dredging all of that old stuff up. Plus, for me, all of that very, very old stuff is directly related to stuff that happened through my adult years. I don't know how I could possibly open the one door without opening the other too. And opening the childhood door would be humiliating enough without opening the door to what came later as well... especially in a support group!

I few years ago, I did finally open the door, so to speak, with regard to one closely guarded lifetime secret. But it turned out nobody wanted to hear it & I just ended up feeling exposed & foolish. So from this I concluded that fresh air isn't necessarily always a good thing.

Anyway, all of this is simply to say I understand your perspective with regard to what will be going on in this support group tonight. I wish you well, regardless of what decision you make.