Hi Sabby,

I guess I have a very different thought on this, after a number of years of counseling. I think if memories are repressed, they are repressed for a reason - my mind/emotions/spirit/body are not ready to deal with them yet. I believe they'll come to the forefront if/when I'm ready to cope with them. I've found this to be true. If they are still buried, my mind must know it's not the right time for me to deal with them yet. Over time, I've learned to respect this about myself, and I've been glad I did. I have done a bit of "repressed memory" digging and I'm now sorry I did, at least in my case. I think, at least for me, it's better to let my memories naturally unfold, and deal with things in therapy as they come.

Sometimes it's hard to wait on myself, and wait for those memories to emerge, but all the times I've done so, I've been thankful. I've seen that there was some reason I needed to wait. There was something I needed to learn first, or something I needed to sort out before I was prepared to deal with it. Or I needed to gather some sort of energy. One way or another, something(s) had to be in order before I was in the right place to deal with the issues involved with the memory.

Whatever your decisions, my good wishes and thoughts are with you.

Take care,
ErinBear