It's one of those questions that you don't know the answer to until a life has been lived . If repression means you function to an acceptable and happy level for your life then it worked . If ( as others said ) you cope like that for 10 or 20 years and then crash and burn then it hasn't .
The alternative is not a guaranteed success either . By laying bare and confronting issues are you guaranteed to be happier and healthier because of it ?
I choose option one ( even though I'm sure my issues don't compare to a lot of others ) . I don't and never will seek help for anything . I have diagnosed my own mind , sat there with the blue prints and looked at the schematics . I don't know how it works to any great extent , but know enough to understand if I take the red wire and solder it on to the green wire I operate fine . What's done is done for me . I keep my eyes on the horizon . That I can influence .