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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The purpose of life is to fellowship with other people. We all need to talk and be accepted by other people. Little is more powerfully accepting than hearing the confession of another person and still accepting them without judgment.

Talking and putting words to things is powerful. The mouth is an instrument of creation. To convert your guilt into words and say it out loud is a first step towards conquering those emotions.

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