When is "someone's attachment to the present" another name for a "shield against their memories"

Question

When is "someone's attachment to the present" another name for a "shield against their memories"

Answer 1

Another name ?....well, I call it survival

Answer 2

Never the past is gone, let it go.

Answer 3

When it ceases to be a strength for promoting coping and adjustment, and becomes a deficit or impediment to functioning.

Answer 4

This is often the case, however one should be reluctant to simply toss the past aside and forget about it.

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