Cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it

[TimeHeals]

That is a long time to be feeling unhappy. I am not sure what that means.

Usually? Usually, I think (I have to smile when I think "think") it's holding onto past negative emotions (disappointment, resentment, anger, regret, embarrassment, and so on) or outright fear or a negative view of what the future holds. That's our ego at work, and it can affect our emotional state, and our emotional state can, in turn, drive our busy and noisey ego to try to fix things. The perspective trap