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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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3 weeks 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."

"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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"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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3 weeks 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.

#4

"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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"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."

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"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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3 weeks 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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Stannous Flouride
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depending on the substance it takes quite a while before your body shakes off the cravings. (Nicotine is one of the longest) But it DOES get easier. Last month marked my 35th year but if it weren't connected to my 34 y.o. daughter's conception (celebrating 3 months) I'd have lost count years ago. One day at a time.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I quit smoking 3 months ago. It IS hard. I smoked off and on for over 30 years.

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Sue Denham
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Three and a half months is a great achievement. Keep going.

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Charlie
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve been sober since 2014. I have dabbled with d***s but my poison was alcohol. I quit cold turkey one day. I haven’t had any physical problems, that I know of, but I still have cravings; especially wine. What has helped me mentally is that I let myself fantasize about drinking. I paint vivid, mental, situations where I would drink, how much and what. I let my brain loose with all that it can come up with and that self made freedom works for me because I have drawn a line between fantasizing and reality, and I stick to it. Having said that, I do smoke and that seems to be a different beast..

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Ge Po
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please, do it for yourself. Because you realize it would steal your relationships, your life, health and real happiness and exchange it for moments of fake pleasure, only to cast you into a deeper and even more grim reality where your body and mind are slowly being eaten away by this substance. And tell the people you love that you struggle. Be honest about it to your boyfriend and other people that are close, especially when it is hard to stay patient, kind or calm.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope this person has a good, strong supportive network., and can, over time, find other reasons not to relapse, including themselves.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But if you DO relapse please don't give up! Most addicts will slip at least once before they finally get sober. It took me 3 tries, but I finally did it. 10 years now! :)

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Leon Lacy
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

talk to another alcoholic/addict with some time in sobriety I promise WE WILL UNDERSTAND and can talk you through it. WE ALL have done it. Keep talking we WILL listen .

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My recovery took practice until I got good at it. Practice every day as if it were a skill like playing an instrument or sport. Sometimes I wasn't at all good at it but after more than 20 years in recovery I am alcohol free for three years and have no cravings.

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Tamra
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, that's a special kind of hell during recovery. Not everyone goes through it, but enough do that it's considered common. Keeping your body and mind busy and occupied can be helpful, and it's also very helpful to be connected to other people in recovery, and really be honest about what you're going through. And try not to listen to the little voice of addiction that tries to tell you how good it's going to feel if you use "just one more time". It's a lie. It's always a lie.

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Robin DJW
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hang in there, honey. It may take a while, but it does get better. You've made it through the most difficult days. One of the ___ Anon groups might be helpful. Support of people having the same struggle can really help.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will have 2 years clean tomorrow, actually and it's not easy. Everyday I know there's a chance that I could slip up, but I try to do everything within my power to not. I stay busy, as a full-time student and I don't associate with anyone I uses with. One word of advice would be to try and stay clean for you, not your boyfriend or anyone. If something were to happen and you guys broke up or got into an argument, one of your first thoughts will be to use. Stay strong and take it minute by minute, if necessary. It will get easier and life is so much better. 💜

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Azure Adams
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not going to lie, the first year is the hardest. Keep going, one day at a time. It does get better

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm so proud of you. I've been clean for 6 yrs now. It's a hard road but well worth it. Your Dr can give you meds to help with the worst symptoms. There's always Suboxone it helps.

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Kevin the Manager
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hopefully us BPers can offer some distraction for you. Every time I wanted a cigarette when I quit 25+ years ago, I would put the $$$ equivalent of a pack of smokes into a box in my bedroom. I tracked the amount like a stat in a video game, and when I had enough, I used it to buy model cars. Saving and tracking distracted me, and putting the cars together DEFINITELY distracted me, and now I have a bunch of cool model cars and the lungs of a non-smoker. Any hobby you could feed with your former habit $$$?

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Michael Danhauer
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Check yourself in somewhere or start making calls... Reach out because you don't have to do it alone... Get support

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Jackie Warner
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure when you posted this. Not sure my few words will mean anything to you but KEEP GOING. You won't always be craving a relapse. Little by little Day by day Week by week You get the idea... You'll get there And you can be YOU again.

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John Mosley
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The struggle is really real. I'm coming up on two years sober and it feels easier now than it did in those first months. However life will test you and it's really hard to deal without that crutch that we all relied on in our addiction. Be strong and when you feel weak just literally live minute by minute until you feel strong again. You WILL get through it!

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I was 3 months sober. Hell I wish I was 3 days sober.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It IS hard! Call someone. Take the risk. There are people to help and they can be so kind. I've done it myself and it made such a big difference in my confidence.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Winnie the Pooh: "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart… I'll always be with you." Try to find the energy (a soul somewhere in your life or past?) that will always be with you. Be strong ! You can do it. Not for your boyfriend, but because you are worth it.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It took me several tries to finally get clean. I've been sober since 2011. To anyone struggling, YOU CAN DO THIS!! If you relapse, just try, try and try again. No shame in relapsing. Learn from it, pick yourself back up and try again.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No matter what the reason, it's a reason to help you stay sober that day. Lean on it. It may get better and you might find yourself and start being sober for yourself. I have 6 years in just a few days. Some days it's for me and what I've accomplished. Sometimes it's for my daughter. Other times it's remembering how exhausting it was to find someone, do the d**g, and then deal with the paranoia after. One second, minute, hour, day.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're still thinking about relapsing then you will. How do I know? 25 years clean and sober, 22 years as a substance misuse specialist

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That has to be so hard. Please keep up the good fight as best as you can. I'm proud of you.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It truly is one day at a time. If you can get through today, you'll do it tomorrow too. Until you are completely sober, just keep telling yourself, it's only a day, you can do a day and concentrate on the here and now.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have the wrong reasons, you can't do this for anyone else, you will fail. You have to do it for yourself, anything else loses.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so proud of you for coming this far. Hold on for yourself and everyone who loves you. You’ve got this ❤️

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know how it is with other d***s, but with nicotine, there's the physical addiction, and then there's psychological addiction. The second one can be much harder to overcome, and might need therapy.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dr*gs have a strong psychological addiction as well. The "ritual" can be just as addicting as the actual chemical, and just as hard to escape from. And with opiates, at least, after 7 years clean, the cravings never stop. You just get better at dealing with them.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can do it. Remember why you stopped. Remember what it does to your health. Maybe try therapy. See if there is a underlying condition that is to blame. Remember your boyfriend is there to help talk to him. You got this.

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Josh Hart
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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How much pain and chaos is enough? Something happened in your younger days.. or multiple events… that you need to deal with before you learn to love yourself and stop destroying.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those moments pass. You’re doing great. I’m rooting for you.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know little about quitting the hard stuff but I was a heavy smoker. What helped me was a feature about the Alcoholics Anonymous. They focus on the now, that means: I don't drink today. They don't think about what will be in a few weeks, months etc. -- This helped me and now it's been 14 years since my last cigarette. Good luck to you my friend!

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would hurt you to see you relapse too, trust me. You gotta do it for you more than anyone, or it'll never stick

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All is well with you and trust me you're stronger keep pushing and remain strong

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can do it! Sobriety is hard at first, I know from experience, but worth it. Remind yourself of the hardships the substance of choice has caused, and, you must learn to face your issues headfirst. When you try to run away from your problems, they have a nasty habit of tagging along. Good luck and blessed be! You got this!

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Julia Cargile
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would hurt me too if you relapsed, I'm on your side. Just remember the end of the high-not pretty.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a reason you went to rehab. No looking back, love. Instead, keep looking forward for the life you deserve.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look for The Life Boat on YouTube. He doee lives daily.

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Riley Quinn
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. Your boyfriend doesn't matter a hill of beans in YOUR recovery. After 3.5 months, you should've heard you don't become sober for others. Not your parents, your spouse, or your kids, which makes boyfriend low in the pecking order. If you don't think you can do this: 1) find a recovery group like AA/NA, 2) get a sponsor, 3) if you're in imminent danger of using, voluntarily commit yourself to a psych unit, rehab, or even an ER. Can't tell you how many people have taken option 3 to keep off d***s/alcohol. If, and this is a big IF, if you relapse, follow options 1 and 2 ASAP. I also know that, statically, the odds of staying sober for the remainder of your life are slim. The amount who relapse, some repeatedly, before getting the program right are high. But you have to decide when you want the end of you life to be, and whether you want it to be as a sober person or an addict. I feel for you. I've been in your shoes. It's not an easy journey. Far from it. But know this, it's doable.

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Mary Kelly
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

find your people and talk it out....seriously, you are too important and too fragile right now to be silently brave...be fragile and vocally brave...and what i mean by vocally brave, i mean asking for help...ask someone to do something with you to keep your mind off relapsing...go bowling, go for a walk, learn to knit...in short, if you are going to along, be busy...and if you're not going to busy, don't be alone...

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're amazing - it's one of the most challenging and difficult things you can do - yet you've made fantastic progress - allow your boyfriend to help and support you - don't beat yourself up over craving, it's going to happen - just work one day at a time, it's the best thing you can do.... And, be proud of yourself - you deserve it....

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Patricia McGuire
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sober for 37 years. I've got bad news for you. If you're trying to stay clean and sober for someone else, you will not make it. I owe my sanity and the quality of my life to Alcoholics Anonymous. I owe my sobriety to Jesus Christ. If God had not lifted the obsession for alcohol, I could not be sober. I'm really surprised that no Panda has mentioned either of those solutions.

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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No Panda has mentioned either of those solutions because God isn't real, and Alcoholics Anonymous' success rate is only 8% to 12%. Good for you that it worked for you, but please don't try to push religion as a "cure" for substance abuse. (As an aside, if you "owe your sobriety to Jesus Christ", doesn't that literally mean you're trying to stay sober FOR SOMEONE ELSE?)

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Relapse of what? Who knows!?! It doesn't matter... It's all a pointless comment anyway.

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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is it pointless? What does it matter what they're recovering from? If they provided more painful details, would that somehow be more worthy of your attention? Damn.

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"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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"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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"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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"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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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"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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3 weeks 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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#18

"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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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#20

"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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#21

"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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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.

ChickenNugsBGood , Oliver Sjöström / Pexels Report

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3 weeks 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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