unburden
Shed one's load
To unburden is to relieve of a burden—literal or figurative.
You might unburden a pack animal or unburden yourself of a secret.
The reflexive use dominates: She unburdened herself to her therapist, He needed to unburden his conscience.
The word suggests release and relief, often through confession or disclosure.
Acknowledge wrongdoing openly
- revealMake something visible
- discloseReveal hidden information
- admitConfess or grant entry
- divulgeReveal private information
share · open up · vent · spill · unload · pour out · tell · acknowledge
alleviate
Lessen pain or trouble
reduce · lift · remove · shed · release · free · liberate · offload · discharge · unload
confess
Acknowledge wrongdoing openly
divulge · share · open up · vent · spill · unload · pour out · tell · acknowledge · confide
unload
Remove contents from
set down · put down · drop · shed · remove · clear · unpack · divest · strip · discard
heal
Restore to wellness
accept · recover · resolve · reconcile · move on · find peace · let go · closure · catharsis · breakthrough
- Open upconfess, reveal, share, disclose, admit
- calmingcalm, calm down, soothe, relax, pacify
- confidingopen up, disclose, confess, come clean, heart-to-heart
- disclosurerevealing, disclosing, disclosure, disclose, divulge
- emotional releasecry, venting, crying, sob, sobbing
- getting rid ofunload, disposal, dump, shed, offloading