We cannot ignore or suppress the things in life that we don't want to deal with, as it will surely lead to disaster (or spending a night in the hospital or jail). We have to do the work; the only way out is through.

Freud's Trauma Theory: https://crimsonpublishers.com/pprs/pdf/PPRS.000554.pdf

Human Resources TV Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11092142/