Letting go? It sure isn't always easy and easier than done. Things do.t just vanish into thing air. No! We need to face them. Acknowledged their presence, discussed with ourselves, and found a way out either from ourselves, therapists, or something.
But we do need to do something for ourselves and not let whatever painful past we have defined us. It is not easy, and I'll keep saying that because some pasts are damn traumatic and the images and words are super vivid. The fear is very present, but we are not there anymore. We are here. We are right here and even bigger and stronger.