Are you the same as you were last year? Life should change you. Learning from life experiences should grow you in a positive way. If you remain the same year after year or let life experiences damage who you are, you miss out on the kaleidoscope of possibility that life has to offer.
Jesus died to set you free. If you are bound by your past, your present, your heart (remember, it is always a heart issue), look to Him as the Author and Finisher of your faith.
So many people have walled off parts of their heart as they have journeyed through life. Those imprisoned parts harden over time and distort the ability to see any good opportunity that may come along.
A hardened heart makes life harder.
A hardened heart can cast a veil over your spirit. A hardened heart can form scales over your spiritual eyes. If you need professional help, find it. You always have a choice to continue in a pattern of imprisonment or to seek the help to be set free.