This is exactly how my first confession after over 10 years went. I cried and cried, but couldn’t get only get a few details out. It certainly wasn’t a comprehensive and complete confession. The priest welcomed me home, absolved me, and I continued forward in my walk with our Lord, completely at peace about my confession. .
Years later, I discovered Catholic Answers, and a bunch of people who told me that, even though I had been absolved, I need to confess those sins at my next confession. I struggled with this for years, because I had been completely healed of my past and been absolved. I finally asked an Opus Dei priest about it in Confession because I was so bothered by this. He reminded me of the story of the Prodigal Son: the son had a speech he was going to give his father - “I have sinned against you and against God…” The father didn’t even allow him to get the words out, but embraced him and forgave him. The priest assured me that there was no need for me to continually bring up the past, but that I could confess those sins if it were helpful to me. I have been, once again, at peace. If you have doubts, by all means, talk to another priest. You will probably find yourself less emotional this time. If you don’t really want to bring it up again, I see no reason to do so.
