Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
<snip> What bothers me about this is the strength of my reaction to just the thought of a reunion. I feel like I have some additional work to do to release some old baggage. Doing that work doesn't mean that I'll end up wanting to go to a reunion anymore than I do now; just that thoughts and memories of the past would have less hold on me than they apparently do. I've already done a lot of work in that regard so it was surprising to feel so emotional about it today.

Anyway, thanks for sharing!
No shame in doing some work. When my marriage ended, I realized I had a whole lot of work to do, and I've been doing it and things are much better than they were; in fact, they are much better than they have been in a long, long, time, maybe ever. In my case, my "work" centers around a very unhappy young childhood where always felt like I was in the way...from as early as I can remember. I encourage you to follow your instinct and explore doing that work (I have a great therapist, and that's one way, but there are others, too).