Thank you for the pertinent thoughts on the vagueries of Confession. Some I was aware of, and some I had not thought of. Especially the parts about the sins of omission. I have thought of that, and know that is where I am lacking. I have to admit those are some sins I try to justify to myself. Such as "I can't do everything."
Sinkspur, I didn't take any offense at your "scrupulosity" remark, nor did I look it up yet because I can figure out what it means, and I guess I can plead guilty. Another word for it would be "anal." Maybe I just take it all over seriously. I have even gone to Confession with a written list, made up from a comprehensive sin list posted by Fr. Zuhlsdorf.
But my thinkng is that if God has offered forgveness for sins, I want to take advantage of it all, and not miss out for lack of being scrupulous about it. The only problem with being scrupulous is that sooner or later it all unravels - if you are doing it on your own.
I also ask the help of Jesus, The Holy Ghost, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and my Guardian Angel to assist me in not sinning further.
My thought was that you should not dwell on your sins. Do not spend a single moment being preoccupied or thinking about sin.
The Good Lord takes all of that away. You obviously have such a good heart and are so on guard against sin that you are oriented toward God.
Keep that in mind and don't sweat the small stuff.