This is not your grandmother's confessional, there is no absolution here. No one will pat you on the back for doing it or give you Hail Mary's for penance.
In this place, you will write it all out, send it off into the ether and move on with your life.
You will do this because, whatever the thing is, it is killing you like a cancer gone unchecked and you have no one else to tell.
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You will do it to... Unbrden u.
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Welcome. You are standing at the doorstep of your own liberation.
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Truth
Don't waste your time with some half-assed attempt to rid yourself of the thing that is crushing you. An approximation of truth doesn't cut it in this place. What you write must be true.
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What do you write? Where do you begin?
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Shame and guilt are muzzles and are among the most painful of human emotions. They will fuck you up in a heartbeat and are associated with all sorts of awful stuff like: depression, uncontrollable anger/hostility, poor physical health and being a narcissistic asshole.
Who wants unbidden reminders that we cheated on a mate, bombed an exam, have an addiction, disappointed a family member, stole from someone, bullied someone, or didn't stand up for ourselves?
Start with the thing that is the easiest to say and come back again and again as the truth begins to simmer inside of you.
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But why?
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1. It costs you nothing but time.
2. It's cheaper than therapy, like a lot cheaper.
3. No one will ever know, but you.
4. There's no one here to judge you.
5. You don't have to decorate a post card and send it in the mail.
6. You can do it do it sitting on your couch in your underwear eating CHEETOS® at 3am.
7. It's easier than telling your parents what you really think at the Thanksgiving table while passing the mashed potatoes.
