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Usually nothing makes me happier than receiving a message that starts with “don’t share this, but …”. Yet as I played the voice note on my phone, my gleeful anticipation turned to dismay
Researcher: Valentina Bianchi He says holding in information can take a mental toll. Usually nothing makes me happier than receiving a message that starts with “don’t share this, but …”. Yet as I played the voice note on my phone, my gleeful anticipation turned to dismay. It was a juicy bit of gossip, but one I ultimately would have preferred not to know. Now I also had to conceal it from others. You’re probably familiar with the feeling. It’s no wonder we talk about “keeping” secrets, and the “burden” of secrecy: keeping something from others can be taxing, whether you’re desperate to conceal it or itching to share. I felt as if I was fighting to keep a beach ball underwater: as much as I tried to push the secret from mind, thoughts just kept popping up. That sense of being drained was not just a hunch: keeping secrets is psychologically costly, and associated with a host of negative consequences, says Valentina Bianchi, a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral research fellow…
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