Category: secrets

Keeping Secrets

It’s no secret that you’re keeping a secret right now. In fact, if you’re like most people, you can probably count about a dozen pieces of personal information that you’ve never shared with anyone and probably never will. You might think that it’s okay to hold onto your secrets, but what if I told you that it could harm you and your relationships with people?

I’ve Got a Secret

There are real reasons why secrets can be so stressful. Holding on to secrets goes beyond not saying something to prevent harm. It goes deeper. Instead, secrets take up space and time in our minds, taking our attention and keeping us from focusing on other things to look after.