unburdening
Sharing heavy secrets
Unburdening is the act of relieving oneself of a weight—physical or emotional.
Most often it describes sharing troubles, secrets, or guilt that have been carried silently: After years of keeping quiet, she found unburdening herself to a therapist helped.
The word implies both the heaviness of what's released and the relief that follows.
Easing of distress
- releaseTo let go
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- ventingReleasing emotion verbally
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
disclosure · sharing · offloading · expressing · confiding · voicing · articulating · communicating
Sharing secrets trustingly
- trustConfidence in another
- empathySharing another's emotions
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- listeningAttending to sound
understanding · compassion · connection · intimacy · rapport · vulnerability · sharing · bonding
Removing contents from carrier
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- removingTaking something out
- liftingRaising something heavy
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
shedding · dropping · releasing · emptying · clearing · decluttering · disencumbering · unpacking
Restoration of health
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- processingSystematic operation on data
- acceptanceConsent to receive
resolution · closure · forgiveness · self-compassion · growth · transformation · integration · mindfulness
Releasing from confinement
- emancipatingReleasing from control
- releasingAllowing to escape
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- unfetteringRemoving shackles or constraints
disentangling · extricating · loosening · detaching · untethering · escaping · deliverance · independence
relief
Easing of distress
confession · disclosure · sharing · offloading · expressing · confiding · voicing · articulating · communicating · admitting
confiding
Sharing secrets trustingly
listening · understanding · compassion · connection · intimacy · rapport · vulnerability · sharing · bonding · reassurance
unloading
Removing contents from carrier
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- removingTaking something out
- liftingRaising something heavy
offloading · shedding · dropping · releasing · emptying · clearing · decluttering · disencumbering · unpacking · disburdening
healing
Restoration of health
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- processingSystematic operation on data
acceptance · resolution · closure · forgiveness · self-compassion · growth · transformation · integration · mindfulness · self-care
freeing
Releasing from confinement
- emancipatingReleasing from control
- releasingAllowing to escape
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
unfettering · disentangling · extricating · loosening · detaching · untethering · escaping · deliverance · independence · autonomy
- disclosurerevealing, disclosing, disclosure, disclose, divulge
- emotional releasecry, venting, crying, sob, sobbing
- forgivenessforgiveness of sins, redemption, absolve, mercy, grace
- admitting thingsconfessing, acknowledging, conceding, owning up, disclosing
- confessionsconfession, admission, true confession, deathbed confession, divulgence
- reliefrelief, phew, whew, ease, easing
unburdeningburdening
Imposing a load
loading · weighing down · encumbering · weighting · laden
unburdeningconcealing
Keeping something secret
suppressing · bottling up · repressing · withholding · hiding
unburdeningburdening
Imposing a load
tasking · taxing · encumbering · obligating · saddling
burden, burdened, burdensome, unburden, burdening, unburdened, overburden, overburdened, unburdens