How to Get Rid of Shame

i haven't had problems with alcohol and drinks myself, but i had exactly the same when i was recovering from bellemia. Ithink talking about those feelings, that's the only way you can get rid of shame. Shame breeds from secrecy, doesn't it? It gets bigger and more magnified the more you keep it private. So i think itas hard as it is to reach out, to ask for help, or to talk to some one about these things.