I imagine we've all allowed ourselves to be beaten up by something in the past at one point or another. And I don't mean just by people (including ourselves), I mean in the spiritual realm. It's a favorite weapon used against us. While I don't believe in airing all of our dirty laundry (nobody really wants to be dragged down with all of our junk), here's the thing...if you're ever worried about what will happen if someone finds out this or that and it's eating you up inside, bringing it out diffuses a thing. God and the people who truly know and love you will still know and love you. If the others don't, did they ever or was it conditional?