This is very true in my case. All the stuff that has been horrible to share, he was so compassionate and accepting of--that helped, as much as anything could.

I don't regret telling T anything, but there's stuff that was awful to tell and still awful to bring up, even awful to remember telling. Self-harming is one of those things, and so are some of the abuse-related thoughts. But I'm glad I'm not alone with them anymore.