That is how I go forward. One can't go forward unless one sees the past as it really was not how you thought it was.
That is how I handle such things and each time I was able to put things into the past otherwise I Have been unable to do so.
Barb
To be serious for a moment; one of the problems I see with both freudianism and hubbardism is some kind of obsession on 'root cause' or 'first incident' or 'earlier similar'.
Yes, I think it's valuable to recognize the past, but, I also think that even without that, the possibility is there to evolve beyond any current crisis by adding *new* experience. At the very least, the 'engram' or 'trauma' becomes a percentually *lesser* chunk of you.
But, continued obsession on finding the 'root' actually creates *current* problems.
Scientology began with a quixotic hunt for the 'earliest similar' and ended up down an infinite 'Whole Track' drain.
Sometimes going bowling; making new friends; watching a silly movie and reading a new and surprising book is a better answer. Eventually those 'new' inputs are 75% of your 'current reality'.
Once the obsession is off, it's amazing what can be 'handled' with aplomb.
Zinj