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52 Netizens’ Confessions So Disturbing You Might Probably Wish You Hadn’t Read Them
Some things are better left unsaid, and some secrets really should stay buried. Still, people confess all kinds of things, sometimes behind the comfort of an anonymous screen and other times in unnerving face-to-face conversations. Either way, some of these admissions are hard to forget.
We've gathered some truly jaw-dropping confessions, and a few might leave you questioning whether you really needed to know all that. Pandas, brace yourselves! These revelations are so unsettling, you might wish you could turn back time and unread them!
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#1
I worked for a medium sized company and one wintery Saturday morning the boss comes in with his coffee cup and sits next to my drafting table. It was only he and I in this big old building. He begins to tell me that had been a young Marine in WWII and was part of a 2 man bazooka team. They got caught in a skirmish where they didn’t have a clear line of fire but they loaded and fired anyway. As he fired one of his buddies raised his head and he accidentally shot him at close range. This happened 33 years before and as a young man I was, of course, speechless. His 2 sons worked in the business and because I was not sworn to secrecy the next week I mentioned what their dad had told me. The look on the son’s faces was of complete shock. A few days later the bosses wife called me at home and insisted I tell her everything he said. His family had no idea that this happened. She did say that when he left for war he was a happy-go-lucky guy and when he returned he was basically introverted and never talked about his experience, until one snowy Saturday at my desk. Still haunts me 50 years later.
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#2
I read a comment about one the other day where this lady that loved rice kept finding dried rice in her bed and would just eat it as a little snack, not even thinking about it.
She later found out that her cat had fleas and it was not rice. It was tape worm segments. I cringe a little bit every time I think about it now.
#3
There was a woman complaining about her marriage. She had preeclampsia and two young toddlers to take of and her husband yelled and screamed at her every day, forced her to do all the housework and child rearing, all while she got sicker and sicker. I think about that post a lot and wonder if she survived or is ok.
Keeping a secret can eat away at someone from the inside. Research has found that people often think about their secrets even when nobody has brought them up or asked about them.
The more frequently these thoughts return, the lower their reported well-being tends to be. Having something weighing on your mind can be exhausting, especially when you feel you have nowhere to talk about it.
#4
Saw a post where a guy threw a party with his brother (Brother 1 & 2), while his parents were out of town with Brother 3. They decided to throw a party since their parents weren’t home and it was the weeked, typical teenage stuff. During the party the house got absolutely trashed, and one of their friends got into Brother 3’s room and destroyed a poster he got via Make A Wish at a wrestling match/show that was signed by a ton of wrestlers, something like 15+ signatures. Brother 1 or 2 made a post asking Reddit if they could help him reach out John Cena to get another one. The general consensus in the comment was that while Cena’s known for being kind and helpful, he wasn’t going to help two teenagers who messed up and destroyed their brothers most prized possession. Not the most tragic story but it really made me sad for everyone involved.
#5
How about the woman who created a fake male identity and developed online relationships with several older women. One woman became so invested that she moved halfway across the country to meet the man who didn't exist.
Such a sad story.
#6
There was a post 3-4 ish years ago from a woman who thought so little of herself she didn't want to bother her husband with the fact that she was terminally ill of cancer, and even tried or intended to arrange that he could reconcile with the woman he considered the love of his life so that he'd be happy and cared for. I've never seen anyone making themselves so small, and the husband was a mean guy too, didn't ever treat her nicely. I felt so sad after reading that post. That woman absolutely never asked for anything for herself, not even while she was sick.
The internet makes it easier to share personal information without revealing your identity. A study on online anonymity found that people were generally more willing to disclose personal details when they could remain anonymous.
This might explain why someone who would never discuss a sensitive subject with friends or family could feel comfortable posting about it under a username. Without having to face someone's immediate reaction, admitting something personal can feel a little less intimidating.
#7
It wasn’t a confession. Just a post on the cleaning subreddit.
Someone posted photos of their basement and these dark stains that suspiciously looked a lot like blood stains and splatters. They were asking how to clean it up. People kept asking questions and the OP was dodging those. He said it was paint… but what was he painting? The walls had splatters and it got on the concrete floor too?? Who ends up with puddles of paint on the floor? I didn’t see what his painting project could have possibly been. Nothing else was painted. It was just regular concrete.
It was eerie.
#8
One I remember felt really real, I don’t have links, but one was the woman who found out (and had included pictures) that her boyfriend had been blending slugs into her smoothies that he had made her every morning.
People sometimes share personal secrets because they need someone to talk to and help them make sense of what they've been through. Having someone listen without judging can ease some of that emotional weight and offer reassurance or a fresh perspective.
Mental health experts note that talking through difficult experiences can help people cope with stress. They also point out that being heard and understood can help someone feel less alone, even when the listener can't solve their problem.
#10
Or that one about that fox who was on the run after being let out of that abandoned zoo they kept tucked behind the 1 25 motorway just off nutsupally creak who after unfortunately being smashed by a passing car flew right into that old peoples home ruining their final birthday.
#11
"When I was three, my uncle caught me taking p**p out of the toilet with my hands, and eating it."
This was is really only disturbing because of who was involved. The person who told me this gem was my dental hygienist, while she had her hands in my mouth!
#12
The parasite guy that purposely gave himself worms and got pleasure from infecting others. Very disturbing.
Hearing a shocking confession from someone you trust can leave you unsure how to respond. Research shows that being trusted with another person's secret can strengthen a relationship, but it can also become a burden.
You might care about the person and want to support them, but carrying information that troubles you and that you can't easily discuss with anyone else can be difficult.
#13
Honestly, the absolute most disturbing thing I’ve ever stumbled across online was a random, middle-of-the-night comment from someone casually admitting to a literal unsolved hit-and-run. I was down some late-night rabbit hole, and this anonymous user just dropped this bombshell that they’d unalived a mother and badly hurt her kid while drunk driving back in the mid-90s, saying they were only coming clean now because they figured the legal time limit to prosecute had passed. It was deeply unsettling to read, but the part that actually made my stomach drop was looking at the replies. Someone had gone out of their way to dig up a Los Angeles Times archive from July 1996, and the intersection, the timing, the victims—everything matched up flawlessly. But there was this incredibly weird twist: the old police report said the driver crashed and fled on foot, while the person posting claimed they panicked and sped off in their car. It completely messed with my head. You're left sitting there in the dark realizing you either just read the fragmented, guilt-twisted memories of an actual culprit, or some deeply sick individual who found an obscure 30-year-old tragedy and fabricated a firsthand account just for shock value. I honestly couldn't sleep for days after seeing that.
#14
I read about a guy who got some kind of cylindrical object stuck in his mini m&ms tube, it makes my skin crawl just thinking about it. I hope he’s ok and could recover what he was looking for:(.
#15
There was a man who said he knew what was going to happen to Kirk with 1 month's notice.The worst part is that he showed evidence that he was warning almost daily for a month:0.
People sometimes reveal someone else's secrets because they believe others deserve to know what happened. Research on why people expose others' secrets found that they were more likely to do so when they believed the person had behaved immorally.
Feelings of outrage can make someone feel that staying silent would mean allowing that behavior to go unchallenged. As a result, something shared privately can end up reaching a much wider audience.
#16
How about that AITA guy that ate 3 feet of a fancy sandwich that was meant for other guests as well.
#17
I once saw a post where someone admitted they had been slowly envenoming their neighbor's dog over months because it barked too much. The casual way they described checking on it afterward was what stuck with me the most.
Now, Pandas, we're curious: what's the most disturbing thing you've ever heard someone admit? It could be something a friend told you in confidence or a jaw-dropping revelation you stumbled across online.
Share the story in the comments, because we're sure some of you have heard things that would leave the rest of us completely speechless!
#19
I read one where a guy never wiped himself until he join the military.
#20
The person on wheel of time sub that genuinely believed that Robert Jordan was writing prophecy. It was unhinged.
#21
I used to help out at a nursing home. This old Russian lady would relate the same tale over and over. Her husband drank and hit her. It was sad for sure.
But one day she leaned over and whispered "he was so drunk, so I pushed him down stairs. He lost his life."
#22
There was this chef i worked with who seemed like a pretty normal dude. He was an immigrant from Haiti
One day he brings up that he had to put his sick dog down when he was a kid. He said he did it himself since Haitians didn't have extensive access to medical care for people, much less animals.
He said he tied a rock to its neck and dropped it in the ocean.
That made it really hard to talk to him.
#23
I got introduced to a guy in a pub by a friend. he was quite drunk and was telling me this tale of woe about how his wife had left him. I felt sorry for the guy so chatted to him for a while...until he finally told me that the reason his wife had left and taken their child was because he was beating her, on a regular basis. apparently his mother lived with them, and she used to push him into exploding at his wife and beating her.
as soon as he made that confession I walked away from him.
#24
Not so much that I heard but I saw.
I had this lady friend, we used to hang out a lot, you know, the usual, drinks, smokes, music, etc. One night, after having gone out together, I went home with her to spend the night. Once we were there, she changed her clothes to something more comfortable took a hypodermic needle out of a drawer went to the bathroom sink and proceeded to stick into her arm and just started to drain blood all over the sink.
I didn't know what was going on so I just promptly ask what was she doing. She calmly replied "Nothing, I just enjoy watching my blood flow and paint the sink red"
Turned out she actually did it fairly regularly. That was one of the more bizarre nights of my life and she one of the more influentiel people to have come into my life.
Still, so creepy.
#25
I worked at Tim Hortons when I was 15 and one day on a particularly nice fall afternoon, an elderly customer told me unprompted that on nice days like this, she thinks about hanging herself in the woods. I didn't really know what to do with that so I offered her a free donut.
#26
told me that she hated one of my friends so she slept with my friend's boyfriend to pass her herpes to her. She thought it was a funny story to tell me in a bathroom at a party because we had hit it off and she didn't realize we were friends. I no longer felt like we were hitting it off.
#27
I overheard a woman loudly speakin on her cell phone as I was walking my dog. The snippet I heard was
"She's taking the child support her baby-daddy is givine her and giving it to her boyfriend so he could pay child support to his ex-girlfriend"
ie; some guy is sending money to a woman so that HIS child can have food and clothes, but instead of using it to support the baby, she's giving it to her new boyfriend so that he can support HIS baby with the first guy's money.
#28
I was working at a nursing home and became close to this one lady on hospice. In her 80s, mostly with it during the day, but became slightly confused at night. One day I was setting up her before dinner meds and she starts talking to me about her life and regrets shes had. Just your standard dont take things for granted and take chances when you can type of talk.
Then she gets more serious and looks at me and says theres one thing i should make sure never to do. So im idly listening as I prep her meds and dinner and she hits me with "whatever you do, do not take anybody's life".
So im fully paying attention now. She starts talking about how its haunted her her entire life, about how she still gets nightmares about someone finding out, the anxiety and fear of getting caught even years later. How it wasn't worth it even though her brother deserved it. She says all of this and then looks at me and makes me promise not to take anyone's life, no matter what happens. We never talked about it again and based on our future interactions, I dont think she even remembered telling me.
#29
I moved to London in the early 90s and was staying in a hostel. There was a young Russian guy there, which was quite a novelty back then as meeting Russians in the West wasn't common. We chatted a few times and sometimes went for a couple of beers, and I jokingly called him an "apparatchik" (a party member well placed in the society). One day he asked me if I could help him find some contact in the jewelry business. I didn't know anybody but could maybe help. The guy then showed me a small pouch which he emptied on the table, and it was a good handful of diamonds. I asked him "are they real, or fakes that you want to sell?" he told me they were real. When I asked him where he got that he smiled, put a finger on his mouth to gesture "secret" and just told me "Russian apparatchik". People came and went in a hostel, but some days later I came and the guy was gone, I have never seen him again.
#30
A friend was having an affair with his wife's best friend while opening/starting a business with her husband. As you can imagine, neither marriage nor the business survived.
I hated that I knew for as long as I did, and I didn't know if I should bring it up or tell anyone. I lost sleep, had bad anxiety over it, and so much indecision. Friends were in both camps - tell her immediately! Stay out of it!
In the end the wife caught them because they were stupid.
#31
Someone once confessed that as a young teen he and his friends used to drive around the neighborhood shooting cats with a crossbow. I could never look at him the same again and obviously distanced myself.
#32
2 different people, 2 different occasions. Each got into my car with me, and while I was driving, told me they had just shot someone. Both times it was true.
#33
ex best friend took me on a long car ride one day and confessed how she’d been cheating on her husband (and mine and my husband’s very close friend) for most of their 8 years of marriage. But wait it gets worse. She had refused to have intimacy with her own husband the whole marriage, and justified sleeping with these other men to “see if she could enjoy it!” and “she did ” she told me as if i should be happy for her. But wait it gets worse. Every single one of the men were someone her husband considered a friend and she even coerced her husband into loaning one of the men money (her husband was very wealthy), so that man could start his own business. But wait it gets worse. She also had told her husband their whole marriage that she doesn’t want kids, even though she told him she did before they married and she knew he really wanted kids, so imagine my surprise when she told me she met a security guard on a cruise ship (that she was on with her husband) that she had intimacy with him and how she realized she could possibly be pregnant.. And when she wasn’t, she was disappointed, and it made her realize she really does want kids, just not with her husband.
And that’s all just the tip of the iceberg.
#34
A guy friend told me he was sneaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and going through her computer and her bedroom garbage can to get clues about her dating life.
He had thought she was the one for him, because they both had a history of cheating on partners and somehow thought things would be different if they dated someone who was also a cheater.
Then she cheated on him and left him for another guy.
#35
The husband that would sneak out at night and dig through the trash to smell his kids dirty diapers...
That was pretty bad
#36
A post I once read was from a man who admitted that he was glad his son lost his life. He had an 8-year old son who he took good care of (in his own words) and made sure he had everything he needed. But he was unable to actually love him or grow attachment to him. When the son lost his life in a car accident, he felt happy he was rid of the obligations. He and his wife divorced and now he spends his time at a private lake house, inviting over friends to hangout and women for one night stands.
OP admitted it was messed up and that people like him should not be parents. But I still really hope the kid never noticed.
There is also an infamous one about a woman who complained that her small son was clingy, and that she was annoyed that he insisted on spending time with her and that he always talked to her. At the very end she revealed that the boy’s father was a jerk and had recently gone and that the kid recently stopped going to therapy. Geez, I wonder why he so desperate for attention…
#37
The guy who used a confession Bear meme to casually admit to an unsolved homicide, proving that the compulsive need for fake internet points will always triumph over the basic survival instinct of not getting arrested by the FBI.
#38
Some old lady on a wheel chair who would beg for a ride to another location. Once she was in the vehicle of the person helping her. She would scream, demand for things, and defecate/urinate in their car. Apparently, this old lady has a husband and son running some sort of messed up operation. Cops don't do anything about it.
#40
a guy posted in the r/louisville subreddit saying he had knowledge abt a criminal targeting homeless ppl near an interstate with symbols drawn near their their bodies.
the guy then went on to take the life of a homeless person, carving symbols on their body.
#41
Someone who said they impulsively took the life of their infant brother when they themselves were a child on impulse while they were left briefly alone together.
#42
One that really stuck with me was about two sisters taking a bath together. The older sister was upset with her younger sister because she had torn one of her books. She got so angry that she ended up drowning her own little sister.
What makes this story even more heartbreaking is how much pain and guilt the older sister seemed to carry because of what she had done. It's depressing, especially when you think about how something so small, like a torn book, led to something so horrific.
#43
I had a friend confess that every time he stayed at my apartment (which was frequently, because we lived in different countries, sometimes he would stay for a month+ at a time) he watched me sleep. I woke with him staring at me, he was literally inches away from my face just staring and I freaked out, he broke down and confessed. My husband was asleep next to me!
That was the most creepy for sure. It also ended our friendship.
#44
A really shy and timid friend told me her idea of a perfect date was having intimacy while watching the movie Antichrist.
I told her I love that movie.
#45
Had an absolutely charming, incredibly smart-looking close friend for a few years. It took me about 1,5-2 years to find out everything about her life was a lie. Even the smarts, she'd read some detailed article on a subject and present ideas as if they were her own, but never knew anything deeper. Pretended to speak many languages by secretly watching a foreign movie with subs on, then "translating" some cool scenes to us.
She made up a story about her father being violent to her mom to make excuses for failing her uni exams, lied to people about being a medical student to look smart, and would give them very dangerous advice, lied to her family about being a brilliant medical student (don't know if they believed her), and about many, many other things.
She was an incredibly fun person, but an awful toxic friend. Still, I was afraid she'd lose her mind completely if I revealed her secrets to everyone. So I only quietly told the people she was being toxic or potentially putting in danger, so she couldn't do any damage anymore. Several times I tried to talk her into going into therapy, but I stopped... She was in complete denial about me knowing everything, I was so afraid she'd take her life if she found out what everyone thought of her. One day she just packed her things, said goodbye with a hug and a huge smile on her face, and left for another country to "pursue her medical studies". I've kept evidence of all the craziness in case it comes back someday.
I'd say that if you genuinely pay attention to people around you, you'll find out many creepy stories like this. Some people see friends come and go, and actually never have any idea of what's going on in their lives.
#46
Had a good friend of mine tell his crush at a party that he, "just wanted to cut her ears off and take them with him".
He's a great guy, married, and just had his first child (with someone completely different, that girl was gone).
#47
My friend who is this Grade A student goes over to all these different girls houses, not to have intimacy or anything. Just to steal their dirty underwear while they're in the bathroom or they're elsewhere. He has a full box (Which includes a pair of my sisters underwear which he admitted to stealing) in his "Pant-ry." I'm surprised no one has noticed in his house. But to this day, I'm the only one who knows. Well, now the whole of Reddit knows. Hah you panty stealing jerk.
#48
Had a 90 year old woman tell me she had thrown herself down a flight of stairs hoping to cause a miscarriage because she couldn’t bear the thought of having another child with her violent, alcoholic husband.
#49
Someone told me they took someone's life in the 80s, but it was all good now. Apparently it wasn’t, because they just cold cases him and sent him to prison at 79 years old.
#50
While his wife was pregnant he got her sister pregnant. He talked his wife into giving her $500 for an abortion. His wife started to dun her sister for repayment. He had to hide the fact that he was working a second job and giving the money to the sister to repay the $500.
#51
He let himself into his ex's house (he knew she never locked it), went through all of her stuff, pleasured himself onto her bed and remade the sheets so it looked like it was untouched because she was dating someone else.
There's was quite a lot of stuff, but that was the absolute worst. He still doesn't understand why I stopped hanging out or talking to him.
#52
A guy I work with told me he had taken people's lives before but that he was a changed man and it was a long time ago. Dude dodged any of my questions I had after he told me this. The disturbing part about it was he waited until we were up in a forklift together (that he was driving) to tell me this. I was uneasy about the whole thing and was so relieved to be down from that forklift when we were done working.
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