Releasing Old Ghosts

I don’t know what the proper term is (exorcise? banish? reject?), probably because I don’t believe in ghosts. What I do believe in are memories — persons and situations that haunt you, follow you, and inhabit your dreams.
I’ve had my share, especially of the dreams sort.
When I first got out of a truly destructive relationship, I was undiagnosed with bipolar disorder, medicated with valium (prescribed…