IB I forget what set my "feeling pain" off several months ago but I had a similar epiphany. I think maybe it was an illness or something that caused me a lot of anxiety. Anyway I remember at the time that eventually I came to this thought that perhaps it was good to feel pain emotionally again and to really let loose crying as it meant I was FEELING and not repressing. Like I said I don't recall the details but remember a big period of leapfrogging ahead after that time. It is probably part of the initial stages of letting go.
M45 Bomb 6/09; EA 6/10; Divorced 1/11 Proud single mom of 7 little feline girls and one little feline boy "Fall down 53 times. Get up 54." -- Zen saying