We all have issues and we have usually come by them honestly.
That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.
Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.
Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.
To forgive does not mean to forget.
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.