Confession

I have been having this nagging thought to go for confession, which is long overdue. I have been researching online and found many helpful links on this but am still very apprehensive. I have so many things to confess about and some more serious than others, some very personal. As I have never been to a proper one after my baptism (2007), I really don't know how the preist will react. I must do this before Christmas, so I pray that I will have the courage to take the bull by the horns and get rid of my fear of Confession.