system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
What are the Ethical Implications of opening upto someone close i.e. a loved one or a family member about the true extent of your burdens ?

Just elaborating on the question here, in my opinion, when we tell a loved one about something that burdens or troubles us then we inadvertently transfer the burden onto them. Keep in mind, that this "truth" is something the implications of which won't trouble them otherwise. It is purely through our decision or volition that we tell them the truth, with the objective of unburdening ourselves. Is transferring this burden onto them an ethically sound decision ?
gpt
You can't transfer the burden to them, rather they are given the option of taking on the taking on the task of alleviating your burden in some way - which may not necessarily be a burden for them.

Holding onto private burdens can end up harming others in the long run because they can make you a worse person. As part of a community, your being a worse person makes that community slightly worse. Telling other people allows a community to deal with what weakens each of its members such that the individuals in the community are stronger and the whole community benefits. We should want others to unburden themselves to some extent. 

This isn't to say you can't unburden yourself for selfish reasons or in a selfish way, but it isn't necessarily an unethical thing to do. 

The community can judge whether the task(s) that unburdening may put to them are appropriate for the community to deal with or something the individual unburdening themselves should deal with on their own.