PHoenix,

You are right. Talking about these destructive thoughts DOES bring them out into the open. It also seems to make them worse--I think because they are no longer hidden. T tells me it's important to shine a light on this stuff, and I agree.

I suffered a lot of abuse as a child and it was ignored by my family and myself. It worked for a long time because as a young adult I cut off my childhood and was able to be very successful. However, eventually it all came back to haunt me--in many ways. So my experience tells me that ignoring something does not make it go away.

(((((phoenix))))

take care.

:heart