"I'm not going to lie, this makes me ten to the power of two thousand on the uncomfortable scale, because here's the thing, in order to truly understand this stuff it's going to take work and introspection."

I've been down this path myself, and it is sooo worth it. Like you've mentioned, it isn't an easy thing to do, but it truly works. Take out those skeletons, dust them off, pack them away and move forward. Sending some love via ListNerds :)