Weird experience during meditation

Yesterday I was meditating and decided to address an area of my body that’s been holding tension. My right ribs have felt kinda squashed together and stiff for awhile.

So I got into a relaxed state and asked if there was a part that was holding tension there. One spoke up, saying it was protecting me from getting hurt. It was very young and didn’t speak much, but I think it showed me memories. I’m not sure what I saw. Scenes of me as a small child being tossed carelessly into my crib while my parents were screaming at each other. I felt the terror and rage. I don’t know if this really happened though?

I slipped into a kind of dream state, which happens when I meditate sometimes, and saw myself sitting in front of a small gaggle of children - all me at various ages. Parts from my ribs, many of them. I spoke to them about how we’re an adult now, with our own home, and daddy isn’t allowed to come here ever. They were both overjoyed/incredulous and a bit sad about that. I told them they get the final call about ever seeing him again - they’re in control - and they felt greatly reassured. I asked them what they needed and they just wanted to be held 😔 when I opened my arms they immediately glommed right into me and we fused together into some kind of orb.

Afterwards my ribs started shaking. I’ve done trauma release exercises before where you induce that automatic shaking reaction, and it was exactly like that. Then I felt warm and tingly all over and my usually stiff side felt looser.

It’s back to being tense again today, but it was pretty amazing. I also noticed whenever I’m thinking about something involving personal agency (making a decision, setting a goal etc), I start digging at and stretching my right ribs totally unconsciously. Like I’m trying to get the protector out of the way in order to act.

Have you experienced something like this? Do you think memories can be uncovered this way? I’m not sure what to believe.