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Disclosing our secrets reduces stress and helps us come to terms with our behavior. So the fact that some of the most powerful people or institutions in many cultures encourage people to admit their transgressions is no coincidence. Nor is the huge number of followers behind the Twitter account 'Fesshole.'

It enables people to anonymously confess "their sins" and countless have already turned to it for a shot at internet absolution. So let's see if we can give them exactly that, shall we?

We at Bored Panda compiled some of the wildest submissions 'Fesshole' has recently received, so put on your confessor hat (or pick up a scepter, whatever works for you), and continue scrolling to check out what some evil-doers have been up to.

For more, click on our older publications on 'Fesshole' here and here.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... put a cat down, just because you move? Seriously, I hope this sad excuse of an attempt to be a halfway human POS never had any fun in its life again. Fück these people, whatever treats some sentient living being, who likely loved that thing, like that doesn't deserve its feelings to be taken into account anywhere, and if, then only to make sure it hasn't any chance to have fun.

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In The Secret Life of Secrets, Dr. Michael Slepian, the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School, explained that we can draw a line between secrecy and privacy by considering secrecy as an intention to hold specific information back, and privacy as a reflection of how much we broadcast personal information, in general.

Generally, people who are more private require closeness before they let you in. Yet those who are less private may be happy to disclose personal information, not just to friends and family, but to coworkers, acquaintances, and even people they’ve just met as well.

You may not want to discuss your sexual experiences at work out of concern for privacy (and for what is appropriate), however, this is very different from wanting to keep some specific experience a secret. In both cases, you are taking control of your personal information, but for different reasons.

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"Aside from sex, money is another example of something you may not talk about but may not be intentionally keeping secret," Slepian wrote. "You might not talk about your paycheck out of concern for privacy, rather than wanting nobody to ever know what it looks like."

"At the same time, there may be other specifics you intend to keep hidden, such as a particularly unwise financial decision. These examples help us see that privacy and secrecy can coexist, and there can be gray area in between. So, can we ever really separate them? Yes, and the person who knows best—whether something is private or secret—is you."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... and did you get yourself checked out? Because if your wife didn't even remotely recognize the smell (and yes, she knows the normal smell), there might be something wrong with you, too.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who cares if your dog is ugly. Dogs can be amazing and also ugly at the same time. You can't become a neighbourhood menace just because someone thought your dog was ugly.

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During his research, Slepian discovered that the more immoral we consider a personal experience or action, the more it feels like a secret, rather than something that is merely private.

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He also found that the more we think others would find the information relevant to their own lives, the more something unsaid feels like secrecy instead of privacy.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aw, I get why you did this. My mum died 13 years ago and my dad this year. I miss them both terribly every.single.day.

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He learned this from a study involving 1,000 participants in committed relationships. "I asked the participants to think about something they had not disclosed to their romantic partner," the psychologist said.

"This was easy for them to do. We all have many such things, ranging from the consequential to the mundane. Some of the things people hadn't disclosed were acts they considered highly immoral, like cheating on their partner and misrepresenting their past. The participants said that these felt very much like secrets. But other things did not seem immoral. For example, one participant told me he quite enjoys having the apartment to himself, and doesn’t mind when his partner is away for the weekend. In fact, it makes him quite happy."

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"Another participant told me that her partner doesn’t know how much she spends on yarn. These things didn’t feel like they mattered all that much, and so not mentioning them didn’t feel like keeping secrets," Slepian noted.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same here. Had a woman in the apartment complex with two Pomeranians (Monster and Cinnabon.) They are cute as heck and funny to boot (Monster always has a chew toy on walks. He walks a few steps, gives the toy a good shake, walks a few steps, repeats shake. I think it's his way of saying "Don't come near me or I'll mess you up like this!") I didn't see the three of them for a month...was worried. Finally saw them and she told me she had a business trip and "the kids" stayed with her parents.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! There's an old couple that walks in my neighborhood and whenever I see the wife walking without her husband I think "oh no wheres ____?!"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked in a restaurant that the majority of the customers are elderly.... my bosses have been known to go knock on doors or call family members when regulars doesn't come in. So much so they most of them tell the bosses when they are going away or having surgery, Mal even had his son come in after he slipped and broke his leg.... Mal Jr.: Dad said I had to come in and let you know he won't be in while he's healing, HD said I had to come ASAP or you'd be banging on his door? Lady Boss: lol yes yes we would have thank you

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My last job was in fast food drive-thru and esp during quarantine we got to know a lot of the elderly who come through. The ones that come as couples then only one comes through are the saddest but when one who comes through every day for a coffee and a conversation stops coming through we all would talk about it and keep an eye out. I only wish I'd known last names to check up on a few. Even if we don't "know" you, someone notices and misses you.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a man who sits in the park with dreads that my husband and I always see in the same spot without fail. No matter how early or late we drive by, he's sitting there on his bucket. One day we didn't see him and he had just moved to another part of the park. In our minds, this guy is chock full of wisdom and life experiences and he is our friend lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a few dog walkers in my neighborhood I'm always concerned when I don't see them or worse when they walk without the dogs...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it's most impressive that he's been in his late fifties for over ten years! My wife said it's because he's always running. Health and/or special relativity, I assume.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless you for caring about your neighbors well being, it's so wonderful to hear of your empathy and compassion for someone who is, essentially, a "stranger". I miss having neighbors like you. Happy holidays.

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4 months ago

It cannot be real that anyone thinks late 50s is old. So, since the runner was in his 30s this person has been watching him run by. The runner is now an adult that doesn't even qualify as a senior and is at least 10 years from retirement doesn't pass by and this person is concerned?. He's probably on a date or on a walk of shame. What are you on about?? If you said 80s I would understand but this is ridiculous.George Clooney is 62. Are you worried about his loneliness and impending doom. Ugh.

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

Ahahah! his late 50s. hahaha! If you said 80s I would think this was cute, but late 50s is offensive.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have a an older guy like that in our neighborhood, too. He likes to wear a Santa hat during the holidays, lol.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have someone similar! We call him "Walking Man" and see him striding around town every couple of days.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's an old man who walks the neighborhood picking up trash (there isn't ever much). I, too, always worry when I don't see him for a few days.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should leave a chalk message on his path for him anonymously

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was a kid, an older gentleman in a velour track suit used to speed walk past our house almost every day. He always had his index fingers pointed out so we called him "Guns".. Then one day stopped seeing him..We never knew what happened to "Guns". 😦

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awwww. During the pandemic I've noticed my neighbours and I have all become pretty keenly aware of one another's comings and goings. The neighbour kittycorner to me asked me, "How many times a day do you run?" That is how she worded it, and now I'm self-conscious that my neighbours think I'm a freak. 🫣

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was an old couple that used to run past our house. My mm loved them and then one day they stopped. I haven't seen them since but I'm worried.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do the same with my costumers over 80y old - for past 2y we lost many - unfortunately

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Used to pass three old ladies on walks every day! They were best friends and had houses next to each other. When I had to go back to school I couldn’t walk at that time anymore, but they’re still going at it! Lovely women

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the days you don't see him running, his girlfriend's husband may be working late.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

plot twist: he totally knows that you exist, he's just stalking you whenever he can

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well now I'll never stop wondering what franchise that was and whether I've seen ET Ballsack.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

a lot of times my to do list is things I have done. instead of a never ending list of demands... I am faced with a list of satisfaction ( and I can see I have actually accomplished a lot)

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Slepian said people are often wondering if they're more secretive than the average person.

"When we start talking about tendencies for secrecy, we bump right up into personality psychology," he said. "A common way of measuring personality is to ask about five broad traits: Openness (open to new experiences and to things being complicated), Conscientiousness (organized, disciplined), Extraversion (enthusiastic, social), Agreeableness (polite, eager to please), and Neuroticism (the less polite word for high negative emotion; many prefer to call this “low emotional stability” instead)."

(If you ever need to remember this information straight away just remember the acronym OCEAN.)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I answer my front door without my trousers on. The visitors quickly decide if I am someone they wanted to see.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would be seriously satisfying if someone filmed this. I'd email it to the prick everyday for as long as I needed to feel vindicated (or until the baastard had a mental breakdown - whichever came first).

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"My research finds that someone who is more secretive (whether having had many experiences from the list or just a few) tends to be less extraverted and less emotionally stable, but more conscientious," Slepian said.

Additionally, the profile of a person more likely to get involved in the kinds of situations that people keep secret is that of someone who is open, extraverted, and emotionally stable, but less agreeable and less conscientious.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This IMO has little to do with IQ. If you never learnt, you cannot do it. Good luck learning (says the woman who replaces the laces with elastics because she just can't be bothered).

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agree. I had the same reaction when my son was diagnosed with autism. But yesterday, we were driving past a new development of houses near a pond. I pointed to it and asked him if he knew why it was a bad idea to build houses so close to a pond and he responded with "Tidal waves?" We laughed for about ten minutes before I said "mosquitos."

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get them a new dog that you love! (This is clearly a joke, chill)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very good! I had a non-stick pan that I was very protective of. My mother knew she couldn't use it, and never did. Then she had a friend stay over who offered to cook, and used My Pan, and utterly ruined it. She didn't even offer to buy a new one because in her mind it was still good. My mom got me a new pan, but I'm still hurt.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

next time: put a child in "fake" command (steering wheel), and take a picture of the people faces

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Peng = very attractive for those like me who didn’t know what that meant lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the same when employer fake competitor for the job opportunity you apply for... "yes, three other people are in the pipe for the same job...", just to ensure you will not ask for too much money and/or advantage

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think there might be something wrong with the connection between my eyes and my brain. I've been seeing things from the corner of my eyes that aren't there and reading words that don't exist. Three times I read "A child kept licking my seat...". I'm beginning to wonder if this isn't just a weird glitch that will straighten itself out.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was a kid I actually asked my mother what happened to the coins people threw into the fountain at the mall, and she said "the people who clean the fountain get to have it". An answer which I still quite like to this day.

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