When i was under psychosis I felt guilt over something and i desperately needed to talk about it with someone. I had to, driven to. It wasn't prudent to talk to others about but I was under so much stress that i let it fly to a few people. From my observation, most people can't be trusted with secrets. I've had trouble EVEN with a psychologist who told my past to a person who was going to test my memory. She betrayed me and I fired her. My friend, he is a self proclaimed alcoholic, and he believes the right thing to do is to tell all of his deepest secrets to another alcoholic who is deep in the program. And that is suppose to be helpful. That other alcoholic isn't even a licensed professional, he's just some dude. Some dude who could some day be in a chatty mood and let all of his dark ghosts out of the closet, or god forbid the two get on bad terms and he wants revenge. I'm not a trusting person, and the only secret is a secret untold. I already heard some bad things my alcoholic friend did that I'm not suppose to know... It would destroy his identity if people confronted him about it. When it can destroy your identity then it's not worth it to tell anyone but a licensed professional i believe, and I'm not even that trusting.

I apologize if this came out wrong, or if this makes you feel cornered. I've found that for myself, there are ways to work on problems by one's self, in solitude--through literature that you can connect with worked for me.