Trying to ignore an emotion or skip a step may work for while
. Evetually, what you tried to avoid will surface and perhaps not at an opportune moment. At some point, what you tried to avoid will surface and at a time or place you may least expect it. Taking care of yourself includes acknowledging these stages, giving yourself permission to experience them, finding support to handle them and appreciating your success in dealing with them so you can successfully move on to the next phase of your career.