Dumping unresolved feelings in the past don't make it go away. They have a way of coming back.
It sinks into your skin and makes you stand in your own miserable mess.
If you are afraid to face them, you should be prepared to know that it never goes away! If even you stare it in the face, battle it and get over it, it does not mean that it did not exits and it wont.
Imagination is our gift and curse and when you imagine yourself standing face to face with those unresolved feelings all you can do is, not let it consume you.
It's like those comic book hero's fighting their nemisis. They keep coming back. Well your unresolved feelings are going to be like those villians who dont give up. They plan to rattle you up, when you are least expecting it. You can be prepared, but they are gonna come...
Sometimes collecting the broken pieces are not going to be found and those are the spaces where these supervillianous unresolved feelings reside. There is no escaping it, you need to "Suit up" !