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In Mental Health • 2 min read • Jun 19, 2025 12:54p.m.
Secrets : The Shadows We Carry
<p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>I know your secrets—your dirty little secrets.</p><p>The ones buried deep, hidden away from the world.</p><p>Because let’s be honest—everyone has that one thing they never want exposed.</p><p>Something dark enough to shake foundations,</p><p>to fracture trust, to ruin relationships—</p><p>even tear families apart.</p><p><br/></p><p>Secrets have power.</p><p>They can build you or break you.</p><p>For some, the weight of a secret becomes a quiet companion—tolerable, though ever-present.</p><p>For others, it’s unbearable.</p><p>They need to tell someone—anyone—just to stay sane,</p><p>to ease the gnawing guilt.</p><p><br/></p><p>But here’s the catch:</p><p>What if the person you confide in needs to do the same?</p><p>To lighten their own mind, they pass it on.</p><p>And what if, one day, in the heat of an argument,</p><p>your secret is hurled like a weapon—</p><p>not out of malice, but out of pain?</p><p><br/></p><p>That’s the mistake we all make:</p><p>We believe there's one person we can trust.</p><p>Just one.</p><p>But that’s all it takes for a secret to start slipping.</p><p>Once shared, it no longer belongs solely to you.</p><p><br/></p><p>From there, two roads emerge:</p><p>Either your secret is kept—locked in a vault until death...</p><p>Or it leaks, spreads, and becomes public knowledge.</p><p>And truthfully, there’s never a guarantee it won’t.</p><p><br/></p><p>Depending on who holds it,</p><p>a secret can become a tool—of torment, manipulation, or betrayal.</p><p>That’s the risk we take when we speak what was meant to stay silent.</p><p><br/></p><p>So here’s my belief:</p><p>If you want a secret to stay hidden—</p><p>tell no one.</p><p>Bury it.</p><p>Carry it to your grave.</p><p>And perhaps, just perhaps,</p><p>you’ll live a quieter, freer life.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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