No matter how horrible your secret, keeping it is more destructive than the secret itself; and sharing it will break its hold on you.

When you decide you have something to be ashamed of, you embrace shame. Even if you forget exactly what you're ashamed of, you still feel the shame; and as long as you do, you forego self-esteem.

And according to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, until you have met your need for self-esteem, you can't move on to meet your need for self-actualiz ...

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