self-disclosures
Sharing private information
Self-disclosures are instances of revealing personal information about oneself to others, typically in conversation or intimate settings.
The term appears most often in psychology and communication studies, where researchers examine how sharing private thoughts, feelings, or experiences affects relationships.
Reciprocal self-disclosure—when both parties share—tends to build trust and closeness.
Her self-disclosures during therapy helped the counselor understand her anxiety.
The plural form emphasizes discrete acts of sharing rather than the general practice.
Openness to harm
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- trustConfidence in another
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- sharingDividing among others
confession · revelation · therapy · authenticity · boundaries · emotional · reciprocity · catharsis
Revealing too much personally
- postsPublished online content
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- profilesSummaries of characteristics
- privacyFreedom from observation
Facebook · Instagram · strangers · public · viral · comments · tweets · blogging
Forming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- secretsConcealed information
confiding · trust-building · mutual · romantic · conversations · deepening · partners · communication
Expressed claims or declarations
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- admissionsActs of letting in
- depositionsFormal pretrial questioning
- affidavitsSworn written legal statements
sworn · required · mandatory · financial · compliance · filings · regulatory · obligations
Determining size or amount
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- studiesLearns through examination
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
breadth · appropriateness · timing · frequency · targets · correlates · outcomes · predictors
vulnerability
Openness to harm
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- trustConfidence in another
- opennessQuality of being accessible
sharing · confession · revelation · therapy · authenticity · boundaries · emotional · reciprocity · catharsis · personal
oversharing
Revealing too much personally
privacy · Facebook · Instagram · strangers · public · viral · comments · tweets · blogging · vlogging
bonding
Forming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- datingPursuing romantic connections
secrets · confiding · trust-building · mutual · romantic · conversations · deepening · partners · communication · attachment
statements
Expressed claims or declarations
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- admissionsActs of letting in
- depositionsFormal pretrial questioning
affidavits · sworn · required · mandatory · financial · compliance · filings · regulatory · obligations · material
measurement
Determining size or amount
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- studiesLearns through examination
variables · breadth · appropriateness · timing · frequency · targets · correlates · outcomes · predictors · coding
self-disclosuressecrets
Concealed information
concealment · secrecy · nondisclosure · withholding · reticence
self-disclosuresreserve
Supply kept back
aloofness · detachment · silence · emotional withdrawal · taciturnity
self, selves, selfish, selfishly, selfishness, selfless, selflessly, selflessness, disclose