What is the meaning of [Open confession is good for the soul]

A guilty secret is hard to bear; it has a bed effect on us. The more we try to
forget it, the more we are reminded of it. But once we have openly confessed
it and brought it out into the open, we are happy again and mentally at peace.
Confession can be described as a medicine that heals the mind.

##### See also:

* A fault confessed is half redressed