The Dangers of Keeping Our Stories to Ourself

When I'm sharing truthfully, I really feel that I'm giving someone else permission to share their truth. My Angelou teaches us that there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. So what's your observation about the dangers of keeping our stories to ourselves? It's a danger, I think, that when we keep these stories inside us, it can have a physical effect and it keeps us closed. In our society now, there seems to be this false connection,. But that's not the same thing as having these unique opportunities to like actually hear someone's story or listen wholly and fully.