Why do people experience the need to confess the things they feel guilty about?

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What is the psychological basis for the need to talk to others about the things we feel guilty about.

Talking about the things done to us to find comfort and healing is one thing, but why would someone want to talk about the wrongdoings they’ve done?

Wouldn’t it be better to keep a secret that could harm you to yourself? Why does such a need exist in the human psyche?

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Holding in something like that is like breathing through a straw. Could you do it forever? Maybe, but it’s a struggle and you’re quietly suffering. You’ll feel some relief once you let out the secret, but you’ll also have to deal with the consequences of why you were in that situation to begin with.

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