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However close we are to our loved ones, some things we still keep only to ourselves. Dr. Michael Slepian, an expert on the psychology of secrets, says that keeping secrets is a universal thing – we all do it. We keep secrets about ourselves and about the people we know, and it's all about what it means to live in a community.

But secrets also come with a lot of anxiety and isolation. Confessing, even if anonymously, can give the keeper a great deal of relief. That's why these two threads got as many comments as they did – people were rushing to share their burdens with strangers. Folks had some disturbing secrets they wanted to get off their chests, and others confessed what they would never tell their significant other. Curious to know what secrets they were? Scroll down and see for yourself!

Bored Panda reached out to one of the Redditors who posed this question about secrets on the Ask Reddit community. Check out our short conversation with the user u/Waltef_j below!

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"I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets My husband passed away a few years ago. I tell everyone how much I loved him and only talk about the good times we had and how great he was. In honesty I hated him for every bit of the 33 years we were together. He was so mean to me, both physicaly and mentally-every single day. He hid it well and in front of anyone he was okay to me but when we were alone he was terrible. I hated him so much I live alone now and am just finding myself. I moved to a different state and have made new friends and everyone seems to really like me and I even like myself now too. It's been really hard to tell myself that I am okay. I have never said any of this out loud. I feel bad that I am happy he is gone.

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Mela (qu33nwh0)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes it's hard to see how bad it really is while we're in the thick of it. You're gonna have an amazing adventure finding who you are 💗

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The author of this thread, u/Waltef_j, kindly agreed to answer a few of our questions. We were curious how the idea of this particular question came to the Redditor. "I was laying in my bed and was bored as always."

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"So I thought about [something] which would entertain me. Scrolling through Reddit I landed on the r/AskReddit sub and wondered what question could let people tell some interesting stories." So they landed on the one about secrets.

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    #2

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I’m terrified of going into work….not work itself, I’m a hard worker, but I despise sitting in an office full of people I barely know, constantly being ‘on’, being evaluated in person, and pretending I enjoy not being warm and safe in my cozy home.

    For some of us the pandemic was a blessing.

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    Lavendar rose
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss the pandemic. The only negative was that my son needed to be out and about and got anxiety. But, if not for him, I’d welcome another shutdown.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets My ex-husband told me one time that he didn’t think it was wrong for a father to be sexually intimate with his daughter, as long as she was “old enough.” No one will ever know why we truly divorced, because I don’t think anyone would believe me. He started talking about children. I’d never let my daughter be his.

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    "I was very surprised by the reactions," the Redditor tells us. "I never thought it would get that big. It's really shocking to read what some people have/had to deal with in their life." However, the user also feels happy that they could provide a place for people to get their secrets off their chest.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets A few years ago one of our cats died after we had her for 14 years. We were all heartbroken and devastated by her loss. We noticed something was wrong on Thursday, took her to the vet on Friday, and she died late Sunday night.

    The night she died, I sent everyone to bed and I stayed up with her. She kept getting into the bathtub and lying down as opposed to a bed we had set up for her.

    Just before she died, she let out a horrible scream and went into convulsions. Then she just stopped breathing.

    I never told my spouse or kids about that last few moments. I just told them she just slipped away. I still want to cry every time I think about it. I will never tell them about that.

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    Mitchell
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a cat who died the same way. It was so upsetting. I feel you. Thanks for being with her, it was kind that she was not alone at the end.

    María Hermida
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She chose the most comfortable place for her needs. She died next to you, surrounded by love. It was her time to go, and you could be there with her. Horrible moments, but she didn't die alone.

    Jason
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel you! My dog emergency had to be put down. Thought I was bringing to the vet for a bladder infection, put down hours later. I held her in my arms as they gave the shot. They messed up, convulsions, whining, etc. Took 3 doses. Was miserable. Lasted what seemed like hours

    Apachebathmat
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dear old cat did the same when she passed, my grown children think she passed in her sleep quietly

    Bobby Howie
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You were with her though. 12 years ago, I found my Airedale dead in the morning. I got up twice as I heard him pad about through the night but the 3rd time I left him in peace. I still regret not getting up and lie beside him.

    Lantana Howell
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're a great parent and partner for this. Maybe talk to a therapist to work through it since you can't talk to your family.

    Sheila who?
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm proud of you. I still cry over the hamster I had to put to sleep with a pinch of Valium 30 years ago. Vets didn't even take hamsters back then. A neighbor child dropped it and the poor Lil guy was screaming in pain. I did it while my husband took my daughter out to get her mind off the situation. FTR, the child wasn't supposed to be handling the hamster. He snuck in her room during the birthday party.

    Violet1854
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes, it’s best not to tell the truth. I am so sorry for your loss, OP

    Brian Droste
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a question, I you knew she was going to die, why didn't you have her euthanized. Thar way she wouldn't have to gone through the pain she did when she died.

    Kevin the Manager
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please find someone to tell. I highly recommend a professional who specializes in emotional trauma, because that is exactly what you have experienced. You may in fact be experiencing PTSD, which often gets the "Well, it's not like I was in COMBAT" mistreatment. Watching another living being die horribly can really mess with one's wellbeing, and if you do not work it out with someone who can offer you constructive ways to let it go, it can seep into other areas of your mind, emerging as unanticipated and unpleasant behavior. I hope you can find healing, and I will get off my soapbox now.

    René Sauer
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds horrible. If it was that bad why didn´t they let the vet put her down?

    Angelshark
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being unable to held our pets sucks, but being there for them as they go is important.

    crazydogmama
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our dog was hot from all of the tumors, and would only lay down on cold tile or the front porch's cold cement. That may be why she wanted a cold surface. I am so sorry!

    Jayjay
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ex boyfriend had a dog, a bouvier. Everyone was frightened of the dog. I met my boyfriend when he was down with a few dislocated discs and he couldn't walk the dog. I was afraid of the dog too :). However, I walked him, got to know him. It was a great dog! Never knew I was going to love a dog. Then he got epilepsy, and we had to put him down because the epilepsy started everytime he fell asleep, and it is really hard to control such a large and strong dog at such a moment. Medication didn't work. I went with "Beertje" (little bear) to the vet to have him euthanized. When he got the first sleeping dose, he went into an epilepsy attack, I sat with him on the floor, holding his head, trying to calm him down. Nothing worked, the convulsions went on even past the second dose that would stop his heart. It was heart wrenching, but I was glad I was with him in his final hour.

    StumblingThroughLife
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😢💙 My pet rat, Del Boy, did the same. I had him for 4 short years. I still feel guilt over it, as I felt so helpless for the long seconds he went through it before he passed. Haven't had a pet since (and I've had continuous pets over the last 40 years). 184-6617e3...b74c39.jpg 184-6617e37b74c39.jpg

    jenniferann bunch
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know if the vet was able to give you a cause of death but it sounds like a tumor in her abdomen, possibly on her spleen ruptured. Its a brutal death to witness in an animal. I admire you so much for being there with her through her struggle. Thats what a good pet parent does but I'm so sorry you have that memory to deal with. Try to hold on to the fact that you gave her good life and a loving home and she knew you were there for her until the end.

    Nicola Gordon
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have two cats, a brother and sister. I rescued them 10 years ago and they are my soulmates. I can't bear the thought of them dying, but still prefer that they go before me.

    Delta Dawn
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember my beloved 18yo cat’s last meow less than an hour before she died. I’m keeping that one to myself too.

    ohjojo (you/your's)
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes we humans need that last moment of our animal showing us how ready they are to go. I'm so sorry for your loss.

    Alecto76
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I held my pumpkin, the big love of my life, when her screamed and convulsed and died. I'm glad I was holding him for that.

    CSC
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely heartbreaking to go through. I'm sorry for you. We will continue to keep pets in our life though because we know the truth of the good outweighing the bad.

    weatherwitch
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so very sorry for such a dreadfully painful loss. In the UK Cats Protection charity have grief support. If you are not UK there may be something where you are based. We remember the peaceful passing with an easier heart but the terrible passings leave a torment of agony that we never get over. I am so very sorry 😔 https://www.cats.org.uk/what-we-do/grief/paws-to-listen?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_campaign=pawstolisten&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlN6wBhCcARIsAKZvD5hOhti5kBsL4s3MFF-08NG4XUOLpZiK2D0EptjQeH4Z9rXemb9dxckaAmA0EALw_wcB

    Jessica SpeLangm
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    6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did the other people in the house not wake up to that horrible scream? Were they all medicated heavily or very heavy sleepers? When my dog puked, I would wake up out of a heavy sleep.

    Dave Morgan
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat died like that but it took all day and traumatized me as much as when my parents died. I cried for hours.

    Anne Roberts
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also lost my precious cat after 16 years. I am so sorry for your loss.

    sleepybear
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i experienced something similar, with a baby bunny. its something that never leaves you but is never your fault

    veirdbuttrue
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awful. I often find myself wishing pets could talk and tell us where it hurts

    Tash Niaz
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a kitten who passed away the exact same way. I was alone at home and witnessed everything. I just told my family that he had a peaceful end, though I cry about it to this day. Miss you Ashley

    Polly Crotty
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My rabbit did the exact same thing as she was dying. It was horrifying!

    Matthew Rasanen
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never knew cats could die of natural causes or diseases in such a terrible way.

    Laura Williams
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry you went through that. It's always excruciating to lose a pet. Maybe tell your spouse but not the kids.

    Clover
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so sorry that you had to see that. I can't even imagine how difficult that was for you.

    Cass Malone
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh that's horrible. But this secret is an understandable secret

    Shaunn Munn
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I'm so sorry. I lost a kitty that way. It's best to remember you loved her and did your best. Cold comfort, but comfort nonetheless. ♥

    BatPhace
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least she wasn't alone at the end 😭 having just lost my own in a similar fashion (from basically healthy to gone in less than a week) and the only thing that keeps me sane after watching his last few moments is that i was there, and the vet said, based on what i described, HE was gone before the horrible s**t started, his body just had to catch up with his brain. I'll never tell the rest of my family about the last few mins though, nobody else needs that

    Jaguarundi
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The sweetest meeting and the saddest parting." I'm sorry for your loss.

    Lee Banks
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are very kind. My ex told me the details of my dog's passing (his fault), and I wil never forgive that. Much more than the event.

    Doofnuts
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife and I know your pain. All you can do is remember the love and keep on trucking.

    Tostones
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have experienced this, too. You don't forget it. Never told my daughter about her dog's last moments either.

    Riley Quinn
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are some secrets best kept hidden. In this case, the truth would've served absolutely no purpose. Having held beloved animals as they died, I know this sadness, and I'm terribly sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing.

    Robin DJW
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am so sorry. But what did your vet say? Did s/he catch that your kitty was terminal?

    That_One_Harry_Potter_Nerd
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm grateful my cat just passed away quietly, I couldn't imagine experiencing something like that in their last moments. I'm so sorry for your lost, and I'm wishing you all the best. Hugs <3

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    #5

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I can login to the jukebox at my local bar from my apartment. I often login from home and require it to play “what does the fox say” on repeat.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets A few years ago I used to work at Home Depot at the returns desk. It was mostly very elderly people who worked alongside me in our store. I was the youngest in the team.

    We had a lady, Margaret, who had issues with bowel control due to her medications. She used to fart without even realizing she's farting. Usually loud but harmless ones even when she was having a normal conversation. So we got so used to her doing that, even though it was awkward in the beginning.

    One day we were having a team huddle and it started to smell like fresh manure..such a strong stench..and then one more with different flavor this time. The manager dismissed the team huddle...and one of the team members murmured "My God, Margaret, what was that!!"

    It was me. I did that Margaret, I'm sorry. 

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    "I saw that some were happy that this thread existed because it gave them a place to share their problems or traumas anonymously," they said. "And also [there] were some Redditors who offered help."

    "So it wasn't only a place where people shared their secrets, but also could get help or feel [relieved] by telling others about it," the Redditor added. "It shows that a lot of people [want] a safe space where they don't get judged for their secrets."

    #7

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets All day, every day, relapsing is all I can think about. I’ve been clean for 3 1/2 months but oh boy is it difficult. I crave the relapse. The ONLY reason I haven’t is because it would hurt my boyfriend to see me relapse.

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    Mela (qu33nwh0)
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've got this. You're stronger than you know, trust me, I know 💗

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    #9

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I have a good friend who is a very shy pooper. Like, we’ve been on trips together and he won’t s**t for days, he says he just can’t relax and go because he’s in public. But one time in college, about six years ago, he was super drunk and fell asleep s******g on my toilet. And the s**t got all over my toilet, not sure how but most of it did not go in the bowl. I got him up, cleaned him and the toilet up, and put him to bed. He was blackout drunk and doesn’t remember it at all. I don’t have the heart to tell him. He’d be mortified. It wouldn’t do anyone any good. But when he’s shy about pooping around me, I can’t help but chuckle at the irony.

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    #10

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets People in my personal life who find out I'm a professional domme, instantly feel free about telling me their darkest secrets.

    I know who's secretly gay, I know who's on steroids, I know who's kinky, I know who has erectile dysfunction, I know both men & women who were brutally sa'd as children, I even know someone who's k****d a guy (he wasn't boasting or bragging, he seemed really shook up about it. I might be the only one he's told)

    So, my most disturbing secret is that I'm a trauma-sponge for absorbing everyone else's disturbing secrets.

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    #11

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I accidentally stepped barefoot into a boiling, maggot-infested raccoon corpse. It got stuck on my foot like a slipper and I tried to shake it off, something popped and got a spray of blood and s**t all over me. Then I puked on myself and stumbled home.

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    #12

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I’m an alcoholic. no one is aware of how bad it’s gotten but i’m drinking to almost blackout daily and going to work ill every single day. i still do my job fine but the second i’m off it’s all i want to do and i can’t stop myself anymore. it’s been like this for almost 2 years now

    what i’m doing to myself while acting completely fine to everyone disturbs me but i’m really struggling to get myself help :/.

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    Roger9er
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But please, please, do and try to get help, OP. It will kill you. Alcohol is poison.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets During my worst periods of dealing with bulimia, if I had no food on hand to binge and purge, I would steal lunches from people at work or pick things out of the trash. I was never caught.
    The shame, guilt, and disgust with myself was always there, but it took intensive counseling, medication, and working with a specialist on other issues to help me to stop.

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    Hphizzle
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bathrobe IN the bath water???? This makes me so uncomfortable just looking at it.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets My family think I finished the computer science degree, but I dropped out. However I've been working in the sector for about 25 years in a row without any trouble and people (employers and colleagues) seem to think that I'm quite competent. It's not disturbing per se but for my parents it was a big deal that I finished my studies. My dad passed away three years ago without knowing. My mom is 83 and she is still proud of me and I hope things stay the same till she dies.

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    Phoebe Bean
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the person is successful in the chosen career path, everything is fine. Parents were happy, so mission accomplished.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets When we first met he made me promise “if I ever gain too much weight you have to tell me to hit the gym.” We laughed about it but that was almost 5 years ago, and now he has gotten pretty overweight and I don’t know if I’m supposed to keep my promise or just let him choose his own path with his weight. I’m still attracted to him and love him more than ever, but I want him to be healthy…

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    #16

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I never had a gf but told everyone I did have one and that she broke up with me. I was so good at lying about it that I myself believed my lie and somehow I felt really sad and depressed. Than I even remembered memories I never had and afterwards I was like wtf am I doing.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets As a teen, I caught my parents' house on fire playing with pyrotechnics in the garage and then staged it to look like an electrical fire so i wouldn't get in trouble.

    I was regarded as the hero who put the fire out before it consumed the house (I was home alone at the time), but really, I was the cause.

    They had all of the electrical redone in the house as a precaution against another fire... I never came clean.

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    censorshipsucks
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    did you learn to not f**k around with pyrotechnics as a result, or did you learn how to f**k around with them without causing harm? If so, lesson learnt, no harm done.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets My best friend is actually his uncle's kid. Apparently he confessed to it on his death bed. The mum won't admit anything and he can't talk to anyone else in the fam about it.

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    Insomniac
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am really hoping by uncle he's means Dad's brother, not Mum's brother.....

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    #19

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I have a serious skin picking problem. I can just sit for hours straight in front of a mirror and inspect every pore on my face/chest/hands. It's gotten so bad that i have little scars all over my face. But i literally cant stop doing it.

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    Insomniac
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's related to anxiety and OCD. There are medications that can help ease the compulsions.

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets That I haven’t been happy since he asked me for divorce a couple of years ago…. I was ready to follow through and last minute he backtracked, but he never said he was sorry, and I haven’t been able to fully come back from that…. I don’t think I love him the same since

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    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I used to not eat and basically starve myself to feel hungry, just to feel.. something, and I had control over that aspect.

    Tough home life with being groomed by mom and s**t. No contact for a couple years, and never had any sort of connection or love or emotions for family, it's still hard to feel anything but I have an amazing fiance.

    100% classic narcissism abuse.

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    #22

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets Not a single person I've met in the last 10 years knows anything true about me. Not my name, not my profession, not my family life, not where I'm from etc. I've created an entirely fake person, and that's who I am to everyone that I meet now. Even my girlfriend.

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    #23

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets My friend’s younger brother took a dump in the litter box as a teen “to see what it was like”. Their mom, an RN, saw it and declared “there is a human SH*T in the litter box!” Whenever anyone brings up anything litter box-related, I think of this.

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    #24

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I hid the remote control to the living room TV for absolutely no reason at all, and kept it hidden for probably a week. My dad began to have a meltdown by the 6th-7th day, so I just put it under a random blanket on the couch where I knew he would find it. What a weird kid I was.

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    #25

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I once felt overwhelmed with the compulsion to run through a farmer's wheatfield, I felt very naughty.

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    #26

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I'm often emotionless but i'm hiding it through jokes and acts.

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    #27

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I had a sexual relationship with someone for months, not knowing he have a wife and a newborn baby. We're in our early 20s, I asked him if he has a girlfriend, and he said no, which was technically true because he actually has a wife.

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    Tabitha
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You were lied to, and had no reason to doubt the other person’s honesty at the time, so it’s not your fault. You went into the relationship honestly. The lying SOB you were with did not. As long as you broke it off the millisecond you found out the truth, your conscience should be clear.

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    #28

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets That his mother is an exhausting gossiping windmill of geriatric nonsense.

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    #29

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets Before my dad died, he told me about my mother’s affairs. One with his childhood best friend. I’ll never tell anyone else.

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    #30

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets My husband and I look so happy on social media but in reality we argue every day and our marriage is falling apart.

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    Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that lots of couples with a "perfect " life on social media, though? I always take it with a pinch of salt.

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    #31

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets Sometimes I make loud farting noises late at night to see if I can wake up the whole house. I consider it a victory when I’m asked if I’m feeling ok the next morning. .

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    Tamra
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kind of want to laugh at this, but as someone who often gets awakened in the middle of the night, this would enrage me beyond belief. Let people sleep, dammit!

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    #32

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets One time I had to go number 2 so bad but our bathroom was occupied. So I went outside and the dog immediately gobbled it up.

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    #33

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I brushed my sister‘s toothbrush over a soap bar when we were little because I thought that’s what she did too. sometimes my toothbrush tasted a little soapy. Never talked about it with anyone. First time writing it down.

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    #34

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I tell people I can get them exotic meats...hippo steaks, giraffe burgers.

    It's all goat.

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    lenka
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are an AH. Not because you lie to people about what kind of meat it is, but because you are condoning the demand for these animals. If they think they are getting it from you, they will also try to get it from other even less scrupulous people who will pay poachers for the real deal.

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    #35

    "I Never Came Clean": 35 People Reveal Their Most Disturbing Secrets I want to see a large plane crash in person.

    I don't hope for it to happen, I just want to see it if it happens to occur.

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