People in this online thread were discussing the said discoveries, only this time they found them among their family members, who kept them successfully concealed for quite a few years. From unknown kidnappings to lost twins, these juicy stories give telenovelas a run for their money. To uncover them, all you have to do is scroll down!
Image credits: irritatingfarquar
happyduck89 , Pavel Danilyuk / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
DontTellHimPike1234 , ThisIsEngineering / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
campbellpics , Bundesarchiv / wikimedia (not the actual photo) Report
Evan Imber-Black, professor of marriage and family therapy, explains that “people keep secrets for all kinds of reasons, but mainly to protect relationships, themselves, or others. Secrets become harmful when a relationship is injured or when it haunts the secret holder.”
TheRealSlabsy , Gaspar Zaldo / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Forest-Dane , Ondra Wiener / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
mylovelyhorsie , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
However, the effect doesn’t come from the stress or anxiety of keeping a secret, but rather from the feelings associated with shame, isolation, and inauthenticity.
“The hard part of having a secret is not that you have to hide it, but that you have to live with it, alone in your thoughts,” Slepian says. “These experiences can leave us feeling helpless, and holding a secret back in conversation is just a small slice of the pain and stress caused by secrets."
anon , Laura C / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
KezzyKesKes , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
RichEducation6951 , Terrance Barksdale / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
legatothrowaway , Roberto Nickson / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
OverTheCandlestik , SHVETS production / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Jayger89 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
General_Ignoranse , Диана Дунаева / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Striking-Mention-874 , Suzy Hazelwood / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
sneltonexp , Yura Forrat / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
katykuns , Anna Shvets / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Unique_Score_5874 , icon0 com / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
No_transistory , Natalie Bond / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
wholesomechunk , Erik Mclean / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
anon , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Thirstless , Donald Tong / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Inthetallywackers , Shukhrat Umarov / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
BudgieLord Report
viva__hate , Jacoby Clarke / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
AndyKWHau , Ali Karimiboroujeni / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
JimXVX , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
RaspberryWonderful16 , LinkedIn Sales Navigator / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Adept-Confusion8047 , Ron Lach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
walkyoucleverboy , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
withnailstail123 , Khoa Võ / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Follow Bored Panda on Google News!
Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda!
