The retrograde is asking you to respond differently. This energy is bringing you past lessons, past people, past circumstances to see if you have TRULY learned your lesson and have integrated your higher self to the point of a DIFFERENT response. Yes, your emotions may rise. Yes, you may have to revisit certain cycles you thought were over but you WILL be able to finally put the coffin to things that were weighing you down subconsciously and energetically bc you are on a new timeline. Be the observer and do what your higher self would do.