In a new study conducted by Colombia University of the USA, it was stated that 97 percent of people kept at least one secret at every moment of their life, and a person had an average of 13 secrets.
In the study led by Micheal L Slepian, it was reported that secrets disturb people when they are alone and cause fatigue.
In the study, it was underlined that the secrets kept were generally related to preferences, passion-level desires and relationships, deception and disloyalty to the trust of others.
While the research also examined the effect of keeping secrets on people’s moods and quality of life, it was emphasized that the biggest challenge was the effort to hide the learned secret.
AFFECTS QUALITY OF LIFE
It was underlined that the negative effect of keeping secrets on the mood was described as “people’s thinking about the secret they learned when they were alone”, and it was underlined that this negatively affected their quality of life. Simply thinking about a secret can make us feel unreal. It can be tiring to take a sneaky turn to the mind over and over. When we think about a secret, it can make us feel isolated and alone.
In the research, it was stated that sharing the secret with someone else relieves the mood and does not cause any distress because it prevents thinking in moments of solitude, and it was stated that this situation improves the quality of life.