I wouldn't even call them negative, per se, even though you might perceive them as such.

These are things you've held deep down that are, through your heightened self-awareness, being dragged kicking and screaming to the surface.

Once the duck is out of the bottle, you can't put it back in. You have to take care of the duck. Having a support network or community certainly helps, and the meditation just shone the light on what was already there.