The past does not exist. It is not a thing or a creature with a mind or a will of its own. It cannot "claw its way out." You can choose to think about it or not think about it; it's up to you.
That's not to say that the past has not added up to where you are right at this moment, but you can examine your actions in the past, learn from them, and make positive decisions based on what you have learned. Then you can move on freely in the present.
Maybe this quote from Marcus Aurelius will help you understand:
Every man lives only this present time, which is an indivisible point, and all the rest of his life is either past or it is uncertain. Short then is the time which every man lives, and small the nook of the earth where he lives; and short too the longest posthumous fame, and even this is only continued by a succession of poor human beings who will very soon die and who know not even themselves, much less him who died long ago.
Become the master of your fate and don't let the past drag your thoughts and actions backwards. As it has no real existence, the past has only the power that you allow it to exert. It is but a breath on the wind; surely your mind is stronger than that.
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