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Do you have secrets?

Maybe you're looking to leave your job and don't want your coworkers or your boss to know.

Maybe you still feel shame about cheating on an exam in high school. Maybe you haven't told anyone whom you voted for in the last election.

Or perhaps a friend told you about an extramarital affair and swore you to secrecy.

We keep our own secrets and sometimes we keep those of others.

Research has shown that on average people have about 13 secrets at any one time, five of which they have never told another person.

How does this secret keeping affect us?

People often describe secrets as burdens that weigh them down or eat away at them.

Do these metaphors reflect a deeper truth?

Does keeping a secret bottled up inside harm us? And if so, how?

How does keeping secrets or sharing them affect people's relationships with each other?

How do we decide whom we can trust with our secrets? And can other people tell when we're holding something back?

Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association

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