Reminder: Pain Does Not Disappear By Ignoring It

Pain does not disappear by ignoring it.
You may numb yourself to its impacts, but this is just a temporary reprieve. By pushing it down and out of mind, you are merely repressing it. It is still there, and it is still working against you. Festering and mutating along with all the other repressed demons from your past.
The only way to truly heal is to shine the light of attention onto those demons. We must turn and face them with all the strength and courage we can muster.