They do tend to compartmentalize areas of their lives. He doesn't realize it, but the lid has already been openned up for him. He's got to feel the pain and deal w/those childhood issues. Boy, he's been fighting it for quite a while. The talk of his parents moving has set him off on a tangent this morning.
Keep validating...you are starting to hear some of his inner most thoughts and the pain is terrible for him.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
