Lately, I’ve been revisiting traumatic memories to understand what happened and how i can forgive those people and grow and move on. In the past, I would get intensely emotional and uncomfortable when revisiting those memories, but now when I go back, I revisit them intentionally with the purpose of self-reflection and introspection. I take it as a learning opportunity. It’s like I freeze frame the moments, analyze what happened, what transpired, how I participated, but i do it mindfully and without judgment. I typically react with my emotions, and although I still feel them intensely, I employ the READ DBT skill and move further into the memory. I feel more “safe” per se. Here’s to the long and arduous road to recovery and self-improvement!