self-revelation

[ self-rev-uh-ley-shuh n, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlfˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

disclosure of one's private feelings, thoughts, etc., especially when unintentional.

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First recorded in 1850–55

And here is a lovely bit of self-revelation made to her betrothed several months before they were wedded.
William Lloyd Garrison|Archibald H. Grimke
Nowhere else can there be found art criticism equal to this self-revelation of the artist who is called “the faultless painter.”
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry
There was something in Margaret Brent's manner which did not invite, much as it justified, self-revelation.
Sir Christopher|Maud Wilder Goodwin
The past also crumbled to nothingness before this shock of self-revelation.
A Question of Marriage|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

So the self-revelation of this young egotist went on and on until sleep laid a finger on her lips.
The Cricket|Marjorie Cooke