Ah, you're one of those types of patients.

[He says it with some amusement. He knows that type very well]

But yes, exactly. A heart doesn't heal overnight when the hurt is severe enough. Pretending it can could just make it worse. [Neglected or repressed feelings tend to fester after all] But if you acknowledge that it takes time and take slow steps towards letting it go, little by little...then I'm sure the Force will be there to help you along the way, even if it's not always easy to tell that it is.