poured out one's heart
Shared deepest feelings
To pour out one's heart is to express one's deepest feelings or troubles openly and completely, usually to a sympathetic listener: She poured out her heart to her best friend about the divorce.
The image is of emotions flowing freely like liquid from a vessel, holding nothing back.
- baring one's soulRevealing one's innermost feelings
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- trustConfidence in another
- trusted friendDependable close companion
empathy · vulnerability · raw emotion · connection · anguish · cry for help · catharsis · introspection · lamentation · sincerity · disclosure · intimacy · honesty · true feelings · relief · openness · sharing · longing
emotional disclosure
poured out one's heartheld back
Kept from advancing
clammed up · bit one's tongue · stonewalled · repressed · internalized
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