Digital Museum of Secrets
Welcome to the PostSecret Digital Archive. Discover true secrets that have never been shared. Explore the surprising stories behind the secrets. Revisit to see new online exhibitions. Leave your anonymous secret behind today.
EXHIBITIONS
POSTSECRET IN AUDIO
Voicemail Secrets
EXHIBITION Voicemail Secrets About the exhibition In this exhibition, we have collected a beautiful array of voicemails from friends, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, partners, loved ones. Some are funny, many brief and touching, some heartbreakingly final. We thank all the contributors who made possible this celebration of the timeless human connections captured in the voicesRead More
ENCODED MESSAGES
Enigmatic Secrets
Step into the mesmerizing world of “Cryptic Secrets,” where secrets are shared through the art of enigmatic codes and hidden messages. Immerse yourself in the intricate beauty of clandestine communication and discover the stories that lie beneath the surface, waiting for your keen insight to bring them to light.
SCREENING ROOM
Now “A Million Plus Secrets”
This ten minute TED Talk introduces that most extraordinary secrets I have ever received along with some poignant and surprising stories. One takeaway: “Secrets are the currency of intimacy”.
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I can’t tell my parents where I am deployed or when I’ll be home.
I thought I had all the time in the world. Turns out I didn’t.
I pulled a muscle in my neck masturbating.
I'm affraid of getting old because I'm affraid I might verbalise my intrusive thoughts..
Hi….I am a man who loves k-pop and k-dramas
I'm extra nice to my wife the day before she goes to therapy.
I love my husband, but if doesn't let me get a dog. I will be divorcing him
I miss intimacy. I had more intimate moments with one night stands than in 24y of marriage. I won't leave. I don't know how to start over or who I am alone.
I had an affair three years ago. When my husband found out, the most shocking part of his anger was how easily he used racial slurs when he found out the man was Black.
You have no idea how much after all this time I still have to talk myself out of texting, emailing, or calling you. My entire life would collapse.
I show my cat the middle finger when I'm mad at him.
I miss the same person who raped me.
My mom loves my sister more than me, and that hurts.
I worry that if I let myself fall in love again it will just be another disappointment.
I have overcome many addictions, but there is one that I’m keeping until I die.
I'm much happier in my marriage since I fell out of love with my husband.
I found your sex toys.
I can't even write my darkest thoughts here. even if I'd never act on them, I'm too scared Big Brother could find it and come after me.
I dont have anyone to be my emergency contact anymore
I’m wasting time staying married
I ate a food I was allergic to in order to get out of class.
My boyfriend is suicidal and I havent told anyone.
When my son was an infant I had a breakdown when I realized that I cannot die. I never had suicidal ideation but I guess in the back of my mind I guess it was an option. As a mom I cannot give up or disappear ever. It’s a privilege to have this burden.
You keep trying to reach out. If you see this, yes, I think about you. No, I'm not allowed to respond. If I ever get divorced, I will find you again. Keep playing guitar.
i am not sure my daughter is my husband's child and believe that is why they have a horrible relationship. Or she is his and he is just a asshole.
I haven’t felt joy since my mother died
I never actually graduated
I grieve not having a mom. She’s still alive.
My Kiwi grandma used to tell me that Milo (a chocolate milk mix popular in the Oceania region) was monkey brains. There's usually chocolate sludge on the bottom of the cup because it doesn't mix very well. I believed her but still drank it because it was so good.
No matter how much my husband loves me, it feels better when a stranger is attracted to me.
My dad died 5 years ago. I found court papers, he abandoned a child before marrying my mom and having me. I found the child my dad abandoned almost 50 years ago. I found my brother.
I had a crush on my bully and it gave me a degradation kink
I got with my now husband to make someone else jealous. 10 years and 2 kids in… I think I made a mistake. I don’t think I was ever in love with him.
I work in a candle store. I purposely try to sell food-scented ones to fat customers. And it works.
My dad died in April and I wish I had someone to talk to about it besides my therapist who is getting paid.
I had intercourse with a stranger the day I purchased the ring and purposed.
My passport says I am 3 cm taller than I actually am
Я пытаюсь быть дружелюбной с малознакомыми людьми, но на самом деле социальное взаимодействие меня тяготит.
I used my mom’s makeup brushes to “self explore” at the age of 6
I use cheaper codes when I weigh my produce so it costs less. I got caught by the lady who supervises the self checkout. Looks like I'll have to go somewhere else now.
I was a good church girl waiting until marriage but I always thought I’d be really good at sex. Marriage never came so at 45 I left church, met a wonderful man and it turns out I was right.
I met my biological father for the first time this past month, and I felt sexually attracted to him. P.S. He didn’t even know I existed.
Nothing exciting happened while I worked for the 'good guys'. Then I retired and uncovered a crime and have had to run from a crime syndicate. I've changed my name, cut off most of my friends and family. My records have been wiped. They are still looking for
I'm a landlord and I give perfect rental verifications to everyone no matter what. I've been evicted so I know what it's like to not be able to find a place to live.
It’s been 52 years and I still love him but I did as my Mom wanted me too.
I'm a therapist who works in a psych hospital. I have Bipolar 1 with psychotic features.
I can’t tell my parents where I am deployed or when I’ll be home.
I blast Spanish music out my window when the landscapers are working. I want them to know they are safe with me.
My parents don't know that I know I'm adopted
I can only orgasm with a toy, while imagining my ex husband talking dirty and spanking me. My new husband has no idea.
I am addicted to saving people. I see posts on social media and try to help.
I use ChatGPT as a therapist because I'm worried real therapists will judge me.
I wish, I still had the loveletters my first love gave me. I burnt them because my husband asked me to.
I know I’m a gay man but I don’t do anything about it because I find butt holes disgusting. I’m also not very good in bed anyway so what would be the point?
Doing CPR on you not only saved you, it saved me too.
I faked my report card to get my parents to pay for my Autism assessment
I am afraid to type in my secret because I am wondering if there will be a record of it on my computer.
I used to think I had great mental health but now that I work at a mental health clinic I think I should maybe be one of the patients :/
I gave myself carpel tunnel using a vibrator
I'm a grown man who likes K-Pop
As a white American female, I feel safer around migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and "illegals" more than I do the average white American man.
How do you get divorced when you are 45? Asking for a friend….
I tense up when my husband comes home from work.
Facebook suggested I become friends with my rapist.
I can't believe people lie about their fucked up families. I think it makes me more interesting!
I love my children but they ruined my happy life
I tried suicide but found myself still alive in a hospital bed.
Sometimes I wonder if my husband is autistic.
I own 4 homes in Manhattan and I sleep on the floor.
I pretend to have fallen asleep at kids' bedtime to have a few minutes in silence
I love my husband but I hate being married!
I secretly believe it’s all going to be okay 🙂
I don't think anyone in this world actually know me or who I am as a person
I became her friend again, so I could see my lover more. Her baby-daddy.
I didnt have IVF
I'll never need a lover because I'm so fulfilled by the fanfiction I write
I have a fetish for pregnants
They say you shouldn’t have a favourite child, I definitely do.
I can’t do mushrooms around my dog because I’m pretty sure she can see into my soul.
Layoff PTSD is real. I’m not even 90 days into my new job and every day dread that Zoom where HR pops up like a jack in the box. Surprise!
I gave my husband the same cologne as my affair partner.
I am in a 20+ year affair. It makes me a better wife & mother.
I shave my chin daily. I’m very much and have always been a woman. I find it so embarrassing and have never told my long distance boyfriend. I’m mortified he’ll find out during one of our in-person meetups.
I blocked him but I still check my blocked messages.
I sold pics of my feet to buy food
I followed my good friends killer on Instagram for 5+ years. She followed me back, having no idea who I was and liked pictures of my family.
I typed my secret and deleted it.
The holidays feel like a punishment when you have no family.
I resent having to put down my dog for your cat
I sent a postcard with a secret 17 years ago. I still check post secret every week and get disappointed that it's not there. I blame it on a typo 🙁
You hurt me more than the person you saved me from
I'm 45 and terrified of telling my family I'm trans
The most mean things I've ever told myself were in my mother's voice.
I miss my dad. He's not dead, but I grieve the loss just the same.
i hate and love sex
I lied about getting hit by a car and breaking my arm. My father was the one who broke my arm
I don't have a masters degree but my family thinks i do.
I framed a kid in preschool for a personal mistake, I still regret not being able to apologize.
My husband loves Bitcoin more than me.
Becoming a drug trafficker has been amazing for my self esteem.
The day I see this posted on PostSecret is the day I stop thinking about you. I love you Danny, but you're bad for me. I release you with love, tears and grace.
I'm 38 and just quit sucking my thumb for the third time.
My ex asked me to have a 3 some with his brother… we did… I liked it so much I went back for more when he wasn't around 🙈
in my country they fine you three or four months wages for kissing
My husband has a smile that when he's truly happy, it makes him look handicapped. I love when he's happy but I cringe internally every time at "that" smile.
My job is making me age faster. It's shocking to look at photos from 5 years ago. I need to get out of here…
I am convinced there is another version of me in a parallel universe who never married & had kids, who travels the world, experiencing things I never will but thinks about this version of married w/kids me, and wonders if she’s happier.
please don't scrape me off once you are thin.
I was happiest when I ran away from home and pretended to be someone else. I don’t know why I made myself come back, I don’t know why I’m still here.
How can I love my son but also hate being a mother?
I slept with a married guy from work.. and his twin brother.
Espero ver el nombre de mi papá en los obituarios.
I’m still planning the future with my ex. Breakup was five months ago.
I need to outlive my husband so I can control how much inheritance each kid gets. His kids out number mine
My husband and I haven’t had sex in 5 years…and I don’t know why.
On a walk on 5-31-24 between 12.30 and 1pm a beautiful man smiled at me. It was a slow and somewhat amused kind of smiled. I felt instantly attracted to it. Three months later I can still see his smile in my mind. I've gone/will go back there to try to see him again.
I don't want to tell my parents that I have an acute stress disorder. I don't want to be judged by them, I hate being criticized by them
I'm ashamed that I'm a teenager and is masturbating everyday. I can't stop it. Help. Send help. Please. I want it to stop.
Menopause came early for me (43). It’s both devastating and liberating. The death of hope for a miracle. The joy of figuring out how to grow into my newfound freedom of expectations.
I sent a secret about having phone sex with my priest. We still do.
I found a lump and I'm scared I have cancer
Some of my secrets are actual crimes. Even though the statute of limitations is up, I still can’t even write them down. I have so much shame.
I was raped at uni, the police didn’t believe me because I used a wheelchair.
I wait until my husband falls asleep so I can orgasm better with a sex toy.
I bought my husband the same cologne my affair partner wears.
I have not had sex in over 20 years.
I'm bitter about being infertile and I like it when I see other people are suffering in this world. It feels right that I'm not the only one.
I hate my husband's laugh.
My born again boyfriend doesn’t know he is falling in love with a witch!
My wife doesn't know that I only keep the towel because my ex liked to wrap it around her beautiful naked body in between our marathon sex sessions.
I feel trapped by my parents divorce, like my mother felt trapped by their marriage
I resent people who feel capable of having more than one kid. I can’t really cope with my one kid! It’s so hard and stressful being a parent
We haven’t had sex since the abortion 18 months ago
My boyfriend is the same age as my child. I am the same age as his mother. Am I subconsciously having sex with my child or is he subconsciously having sex with his mother?
My childhood bully died
All my relationships end in the same way. I end up hating them for the traits that I loved at first. It's so much easier to hate than it is to face your issues. Time to go back to therapy!
Two of my first sexual experiences were with first cousins.
I enjoy sex with a dildo more than sex with my husband.
I would have married you for your kids.
I'm 42 and have been married for 11 years. I'm planning to leave my husband after our child is an adult. I can't wait to turn 55!
I’ve never orgasmed during sex. I wish I’d have had sex with more people before I got married because I think I’m missing out.
I really don’t enjoy the sports games, I go to them to sit next to you.
I am hoping my dad dies soon, so I don't have to potentially come out to him as Queer and Trans.
I steal my boyfriends ozempic
I knew my dad had cancer before he did. I told him but I couldn’t convince myself until the doctor told us.
I was thinking about divorce, then he had a stroke and now I am stuck and extremely unhappy and angry. I stay because no one else can or will take care of him.
Since my mom died I make myself eat foods that she loved, even if I don’t like them
The only orgasm I've ever had was from my rapist, I think it was because I was afraid for my life and emotions were high.
I can only get aroused thinking of the same situation in which I was molested as a teen. I hate it and I can't stop it.
Being infertile has turned me into a bitter person who enjoys that others are suffering in this world too.
I secretly will my husband to miss his putts when we golf together.
I can only cum if I fantasize about my ex-husband during sex. My new husband doesn’t know.
Jeffrey Tubin's mistakes thought me how to do it correctly during Zoom meetings.
i think i might be trans and i don't know how to admit it to myself
Jack, if you see this I hope you still think of me 50 years after our relationship ended.
You shared your secret and it ruined my life.
The one and only reason that I didn’t commit suicide in my 40s was because I promised our children that I would be their mother. It was the hardest job I’ve ever done.
Some secrets are even too big for Postsecret.
The stigma and shame of herpes has hurt me far more than my (few) flare ups ever have.
My cheap, "healthy", no eating in the car, husband doesn't know I go to McDonald's once a month to eat in the car and throw out the receipt.
Saying it out loud was the start of overcoming it.
I wonder if you know I'm currently living in the same state as you.
I'll be happy when my life is over, but I won't end my own life.
My wife doesn't know I run a popular cheating fetish site with thousands of subscribers.
Saying his name when I masturbate gets me there every time. We’ve never kissed or had sex.
If I attempt to contact you, my marriage will end. I hope desperately in some way you know this is me. Move on and be happy. But yes, I still wonder what could have been. Keep playing guitar.
Get a job! You're not an influencer!
I came close to jumping off a 4th floor balcony yesterday. I changed my mind because I didn't want to traumatize onlookers, not because I want to live
I want to tell people joining the military that the future PTSD, alcoholism, divorce rates, and early deaths aren't worth it.
I'm a religious girl who masturbates. I hate myself for it and I don't know how to stop
I still masturbate to Ezra Miller and am ashamed because they are an awful person in pretty much every way
My best friend’s husband is more fun than mine
I get Botox
I dont know how to masturbate. All I can do is sit and watch gay porn in hopes of getting off.
I wasn't ready for my therapist to call it rape.
I love to lay in the shower and eat pizza. There is something relaxing about the water running and eating that warm cheese.
When I saw my friend's arm covered in scars, I promised to myself that whatever happens I WOULD NEVER do that to myself. But, here I am now…
I wish my husband had a kink, literally anything
I don’t think my marriage will survive because we had kids. They’re worth it, though.
I can't wait to start menopause.
I’m excited to start filming my OnlyFans content.
When I got divorced, I thought I could take off the mask I wore. I did but now I wear a different one.
I accidentally came on my cat.
I both do and don’t hope she finds out.
im more satisfied when im paid for s3x
I thought loving my 2nd husband more than anything in the world would make him love me more than the first. Turns out it doesn't matter how much you love someone if they don't love you back.
I hate it when people call me without texting first to see if I want a call. It's invasive.
I hate my body every time he hates it.
I steal food from the work fridge.
My husband is becoming impotent and I am here for it. We had a wonderful sex life but I'm ready for it to be over
I'm a priest but hate telling strangers what I do because of their assumptions about what that means.
everyone thinks we had an open relationship
Im scared I’ll regret my art degree after graduation.
I miss my affair partner. He made me like myself more.
The wrong brother died.
I can't find his wife's email or facebook online, so I resorted to sending proof of all his affairs to people at her place of employment.
I sent pictures to his wife's work website, so she would know that he is cheating on her.
I didnt record you for a school project, i did it so i can hear your voice when your gone.
I love my husband, but marriage shouldn't be this boring.
One of the most famous secrets on PostSecret is mine. It's no longer true, and it's embarrassing.
I'm glad rich people also get depressed
My ex bf is my neighbor and i use the outside camera to spy on him.
I finally told my oldest brother what my other older brother did to me as a child. It was liberating.
I'm the one who planted those chestnut trees
The orgasms I had sexting with my affair partner were better than real life ones with my husband.
I found out that the boy who gave me my first kiss is a registered sex offender.
The boy who bullied me in high school is in jail for murdering his child. He definitely did it. I've written to him sometimes. I don't know why.
Secrets have this indescribable weight to them. You feel it most when you’re alone. It’s heavy! If I never tell, will it ever lift?
The truth wants to come out, but I promised myself I would never tell
I think I'm ill but I feel scared to visit my doctor because of my social anxiety and panic attacks.
I think my son is secretly gay and if he is I WILL STILL LOVE HIM no matter what!
My best friend had bariatric surgery to lose weight. I think once she loses the weight, she's going to scrub me off and hang out with a snobbier, more shallow crowd.
Doug will you marry me?
I wish there was another lockdown
More than half the people in my life know me by a fake name that I've given them.
I stayed friends with my rapist.
While browsing porn I discovered that my coworker is and has been a pornstar for about 15 years. I watch her stuff and speak to her a few times a week. She has no idea I know and am a fan.
We used to come here every Sunday, I loved sharing our thoughts on all the secrets. I didnt move on from those days. I still love you. I am married now but have never felt as much Love as I did with you.
I liked having cancer because everyone was nice to me and gave me gifts. I also didn’t have to do anything I didn’t want to do. Now I’ve recovered and have to go back to reality.
I drive with two feet
I'm scared of my husband.
I think right now I might be in love for the last time.
The woman I’m madly in love with loves me too. It’s just too hard to leave our 4 kids, her two daughters and my two sons and our husbands too pursue this love.
When my husband was cheating on me, I used to put Prozac in his protein powder. It effected his ability to get erections and humiliated him. The affair ended. He never knew that I knew or what I did.
My mother and I argue whenever we are together. When she dies I will fall apart.
For more than a year, I led a double life. It was amazing. I had to choose between my loves and I chose wrong. I miss my family.
My son is trans. I’m proud of him but I really miss her.
I’m the reason my kids have mental illnesses
Someday when she is least expecting it, I'm going to ruin her life. I already have everything I need, the only question now is timing.
My first real kiss was with my 1st cousin. I've been avoiding him for 20 plus years because he still creeps me out. Shame. Hurt. Guilty. Betrayal. Constantly.
I'm afraid one day I won't know who I am
i hope you get everything you have ever wanted, and i hope i never hear a thing about it.
My girlfriend's ring is being delivered today. I never thought I could be this excited!
he raped me. now he is celebrated and famous.
I miss my husband, think about him every day., and dream about him most nights…but I think it's best for our son that he died rather than our son grow up with a spiraling addict. Treatment never worked.
I thought I could love him hard enough to keep him sober. I guess not.
ever since finding out about furry porn i’m worried i can’t have sex without thinking about it
Sometimes running away is the smartest thing to do
I don't miss any of them.
I put off medical procedures because I’m afraid of what I might say during anesthesia.
I'm 50 and my biggest dream is to leave my husband just so I can live alone for the first time in my life. Not having to compromise on anything sounds wonderful.
Been with my husband for almost 2 decades and still don't understand where his money goes…
I went to a sex club just to try it out. It just felt like any other party–which is to say I was too nervous to actually talk to anyone.
I'm the girl they date before they find the one they want to marry.
I spent my wedding night crying in the shower, still in my dress, feeling like I made a mistake I can never take back.
I can't ride a bike. I'm 49.
I wish I could have sex with someone that I can have emotional intimacy with since I can’t experience that safety with my husband.
She said she would call tomorrow. That was 24 years ago. I'm still waiting.
I never wrote the letter of recommendation.
I haven’t done laundry in two months.
I'm sorry to see that being a 'squirter' a ruined your sex life… My lover loves it when I squirt 💦
I am a dyslexic English Teacher. As long as don't have to spell certain words or teach grammar I'm very good at what I do.
I can no longer tell if I’m crazy or being gaslit.
I have to attend her wedding and pretend like I don't wish it was me standing up there next to her.
My husband believes the sperm donor we found online ejaculated into a tube that I inserted into myself. We did that the first time. After that we had very satisfying (I might add) sex until the deed was done.
I can no longer tell if I’m crazy or being gaslit.
I love my kids but think I would have enjoyed life just as much without them.
I recall pulling my pants down at a playground full of kids when I was in elementary and to this day I have no clue if it really happened
I've already told most of my secrets. I just type random thoughts here so I can read other people's secrets. 🙂
People ask me if I am suicidal a lot
I wake up in the middle of the night feeling awful, like my future is fucked. But I don't feel this urgency during the day when I can actually do something about it.
I really don't believe my mother loves me.
I had a panic attack while getting my hair cut. I felt trapped. Half way though I left, pretending I quickly had something urgent to do, I bought a bottle of rum and an onion for my breath, I came back drunk to finish the cut. 2 years later, my wife cuts my hair now.
I steal one small, insignificant object from every person i have sex with. Nothing expensive or important, just a little something to remember them and our time together
When I see a man driving an expensive car or with a beautiful woman, I don't look at him. I refuse to give him the satisfaction of knowing that I want his life.
I make a good living, but I'm downing in debt. No one knows but me and my creditors! Not even my husband.
I slept with a graduate student I tutored. He blackmailed me into doing all of his research for his Masters degree. I had a nervous breakdown from stress. He's now married and richer than I am.
I should probably get professional mental help…but probably won't
I still don't know if I was raped or I just regret having sex.
I'm dying to know what happens to all the secrets typed here. Who sees them? Where do they go? Do they just disappear into cyberspace?
I avoid getting haircuts because I feel so anxious making small talk with the stylist. I rehearse smalltalk before the appointment.
i am genuinely afraid of my ex-wife
I call 988 so often many of the workers know me
I have a fetish. It’s slowly ruining my life.
I pee in the shower, and I don't think its gross
I wish I were deaf
I steal at least one thing from the supermarket every time I shop.
I wish my husband wasn't autistic.
I look in people's medicine cabinets and steal the small items I like.
I eat from people's lunches at work. I'm not poor. I just have an eating disorder.
I found porn at 5 years old
I accidentally found out about my friends porn addiction
Sometimes I like making more money than my husband. Other times I want him to make more so I don't feel so stressed out.
I hate that airlines use military time on their tickets. I'm constantly paranoid I'll miss my flight.
I'm a 42 year old university educated woman. I still need to secretly count on my fingers when booking time zone changes for my boss.
I french kissed my brother when we were young and I'm terrified I've fucked him up. I don't know if he remembers but it haunts me. We were kids but my adult self can't let it go.
One of the best orgasms of my life happened while I was being sexually abused. I hate that.
I masturbate to the same scenes in porn that happened during my childhood sexual abuse. It feels sick and good at the same time.
One time I watched a guy harassing a girl on the streets, and I didn't do anything. I still think about it and it hurts that I did nothing.
My tutor raped me
i regret coming out to my friends
I did something only my therapist knows about and it's killing me
I'm a married, successful woman in my forties. I still get bullied by women at work like it's high school.
My husband hates everyone he meets from Germany, because my affair partner was from there.
I miss being with an uncircumcised man.
I was once obsessed with jeffrey dahmer in a romantic way
I steal money from my husband's wallet.
i'm a 17 yr old girl and am being screened for autism for the first time this summer. i pray it comes back positive because it would explain why i have no friends and am always saying the wrong things.
I hope one day I'll like myself more than I like you
I have always wanted to wrestle a woman in front of a cheering, shouting audience — and lose. And I'm a guy.
I do have a favorite child.
After learning every one of my sisters were sexually assaulted, including myself…I stopped praying.
I’m having the hottest sex of my life with my mother in law
I sometimes wish we could forcibly medicate the violent mentally ill homeless people.
I caught my grandfather cheating when I was nine and I’m the only one who knows.
When I was 9 I found my step moms old post secret books and read them I read a lot of things I still think about today I have all the books and visit the website every now and again she doesn't know post secret saved my life I turned 13 a couple weeks ago
I'm worried that being autistic will make me a bad mom.
I want to run away from home so I don't have to take care of all the other people in my life. I'm 67.
My wife just asked me who I fantisize about when we have sex, I told her I fantisize about her, What am I suposed to tell her the Truth? That I fantisize about her best friend?
My husband thinks the poem tattooed on my back is about him. But it's actually about the love affair
My life came crumbling down and I'm actually pretty okay with it
I experienced rape, assault, and consent violations, but no one takes it seriously because they were also women and it was during BDSM. It’s so isolating.
Just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary, he doesn’t know it was our last one
Sometimes I want out of this marriage, but sometimes I don't. It's weird..
I am the family secret
I don’t think I will ever love a someone like i love my ex husband
My husband is cheating but doesn't know I know.
The press worshiped my father. They didn’t know he’s a monster!
I like pooping because it makes me feel thinner.
I don't trust cops, and I'm white.
My camp counselor molested me at 16. I felt so grown up he chose me.
I think I may have read the situation all wrong 14 years ago. Maybe the feeling was mutual.
There are a million ways to fall in love, the sexual romance man/wife type of stuff isn't the only option you've got.
I still dream about you.
He hurt the kids. I’m leaving him to keep them safe.
I got my cornea scratched by my boyfriend’s penis while having sex. While I had no issue discussing it with my eye doctor, I totally danced around the issue with other people. It still makes me giggle.
I can’t tell anyone I was molested as a child. I’m afraid they’ll keep my grandchildren away from me.
I love my dad, but I have had a better life with my step dad.
I love my daughter. I Don’t love being a mom.
The second worst thing about being alone is it is humiliating.
A lot of new baby names are stupid.
I know my husbands 1st wordle word and wait for him to send me his score before attempting it so I can use less guesses.
I tucked my son's ring and daughter's necklace in my bra so they could be at their little brother's wedding. They had both died years before.
No one ever tells you that after you're saved and you learn that you don't want to die, you still have to learn how to live again.
I think I am in love with a man
Giving away money (even small amounts) really IS the most fun you can have with it!
I’ve learned that friends can break your heart too.
Alone in a full house
A guy got his Master's degree because I did all the work for him. I was stupid and thought he loved me.
I love sex with my husband for emotional reasons, but I always achieve a better orgasm alone, on my own.
I didn’t think I’d make it to 16. I’m so proud of myself. IT GETS BETTER!
The reason I haven't told my family where I work is because I'm scared they will take me out of their will.
I've pictured all of my male bosses naked.
Take nude photos of yourself in your twenties and thirties. When you're old, you'll realize how beautiful you really were.
I’m the other woman and it sucks!
I watch youtube in bed every night
No one told me how lonely motherhood would be
My best friend cheated on her husband but I'm more upset that she didn't tell ME
Sometimes when I meet new people, I want to preface the interaction by saying "I think I have autism so I might come off as awkward but I am very happy to meet you."
We are around 50 years old. We still have sex like we always have. I hate it. Always have. Please, can we stop already??? I’m so over it.
I raised 2 children. One can't talk to me, one won't. I think I fucked up this motherhood thing
Caring for my disabled total-assist adult son transformed me into a kind and patient man. Adam, your love has been a priceless gift.
I can't even admit my secrets to myself.
The greatest sex of my life was with a rabbi.
My secret is: No one wants to hear my secrets.
I love when wealthy people lose their money.
Sometimes, I think it was a mistake.
I think my mom was mad at me when she died
Everyone thinks my first marriage ended because my husband cheated. It was because of an affair, but it wasn’t him.
I accept all trans people, but I can't help feel just a tiny bit betrayed by FtM people. They are, after all, MEN! Men can't be trusted.
I cringe when I hear my feminine name. I want to change it but I'm scared.
I have only had sex with people that I did not love. Don’t ever do this to your heart.
I think our marriage is over. I’m too scared to talk to him about it. How long will I last?
I never want my daughter to find out about my suicide attempts.
My wife knows I watch porn but she doesn’t know it’s gay porn.
My Bachelor's degree is a lie.
I’m afraid to leave my children alone with my husband.
Cheating on him made me love him more.
None of my friends know I live at an orphanage
I honestly don't think I'll ever find love
I regret my wedding, every part of it.
I don't want to be my mom's caretaker anymore.
I am over the ex from a week ago, but not the one from a year ago
Recently learned I’m autistic.
I am pretty sure that our son is biologically our lovers child but neither my husband or I really care.
I think I confuse men who like thin women. I'm fat but attractive.
my brother-in-law's face flashed in my head for a moment when i was having sex with my husband
I make enough money that my husband doesn’t need to work. I wish he would stay at home and take care of the house. I want to see a steak on the table when I get home.
The main reason I am getting my tubes tied is so I don’t have to deal with periods.
I know am asexual. Now I have to figure how to break it to my husband.
I write suicide notes at work and then shred them.
I had a baby in college that died. I’ve never told anyone about her.
Beans!
I regret sending that message to you and losing the bestest friend I ever had…
Being married is harder than I thought it would be.
I only did 23andme to find my biological sisters. I hope I do so it can be a big fuck you to the woman who made him give me up.
As my dad took his last breath, I was at his beside scrolling social media.
I was WAY more upset about my step father dying than I was when my dad died.
I love my husband and our son but sometimes I miss being a single mom when it was just my daughter and I.
I don’t believe any of my brother’s kids are biologically his.
I have an APD (Alternate Personality Disorder) that I never even learned about when I was STUDYING psychology in college.
I hate being a mother and a wife. But I love my husband and children
I miss having sex with my ex-husband. He was so much kinkier than my second husband.
Sometimes I enjoy panic attacks because they make my fears – and priorities- clear and concise.
I'm going to miss reading secrets s when I lose my eyesight
Part of me enjoys the fact that my adult children don't speak to me. They have always treated me poorly after all that love and support I've given them. Life is so peaceful without their interactions and I'm finally happy. Alone. But happy.
I adore my husband and can’t wait to grow old together but sometimes I fantasize about the men I would be with if my husband died.
the underwear you couldn't find is at my house.
I’m so excited for when my son is old enough that I can share postsecret with him. I pray it helps him feel more connected the way it has helped me.
In sickness and in health has been so much harder than I ever imagined.
If my parents knew that I am still a virgin I think they would be disappointed.
I've been faking a relationship with a made-up person for almost 14 years.
Sometimes when I see the grave of a young person I look them up on social media. It's a strange thing standing over someones grave while reading their Facebook posts.
I had an abortion and never told anyone not even the father.
I try to give my daughter the kind of relationship I wanted to have with my mom.
I liked life during covid lookdown better.
the only time i remember to check post secret is when i need to be doing homework
i want my boyfriend to be rougher in the bedroom but i dont want him to see me differently
I don't want to be an organ donor! But you will die if I am not, and everyone will judge me because it is my duty as the available child.
Pooping makes me happy!
On a vacation, I wanted my work obsessed, never present husband to be more relaxed and involved. I put Xanax in his coffee for the whole trip. We had a great time.
I am forced to become sober due to a court case . I don't think I want to be sober
I can only watch movies or tv shows I’ve already watched, when my anxiety is really high.
If the loneliness doesn't kill me, the whiskey probably will
I never wash my hands after using the bathroom
I’m already planning a wedding . . .
I’m the one who reported you to the DMV & caused you to lose your license due to Alzheimer’s
My parents don’t know I moved back to America. They still think I’m overseas! Best decision ever!
Being thin feels better than being healthy. We just aren't supposed to say it.
42 years old and never been romantically kissed.
The wrong parent died.
Turns out you don't need to love yourself in order to find love.
The shape of his pointy fingers prevented me from wanting a romantic relationship with him.
I'm too scared to leave but staying is slowly killing me.
I have never been romantically in love with my husband. I don't know if I can even feel romantic love. I married him coz he's the nicest person I know, and I knew we'd have a peaceful life together.
I kept the diaper raffle winner basket for myself at my baby shower
I brag about my steadfast independance, but I've never felt so all alone.
Mom: your kind, obedient daughter doesn't want to give you part of her liver. Your difficult daughter does.
I realize I never learned how to self-soothe in a healthy way. I feel like I fail at adulthood because of that.
I had such an annoying flatmate I would sabotage little aspects of her life. Spiking her food with melatonin so that I she would just go to bed earlier and throwing bird seed on top of her bedroom so that she would wake up with them peking over her head.
I love my kids more than my wife.
I’m 50. I’m scared I’ll die before I ever live a single day as my true, authentic self.
I feel more free to be myself living 1600 miles away from my family.
I absolutely cannot go "number 2" anywhere but my own bathroom. It makes life difficult sometimes
My step-brother and I lost our virginity together when we were teens. His wife thinks he's only been with her. I'll never tell!
My family and friends think I met my husband on eharmony. I met him on Adult Friend Finder!
The scab on my elbow wasn’t from falling. It was from having the best sex I’ve ever had.
The only person who knew what music he wanted to be played at his funeral wasn't invited to the funeral. I played it for him at home, though.
I caught my mom in the act of cheating while my dad was out of town. I was 9. She gaslit me. I never told anyone.
My dad’s terminal illness helped me to become a more compassionate and caring … I’m in my late 50s.
I have a secret credit card and I'm thousands of dollars in debt
I can't stop thinking about food and what to eat next.
I put notes telling him how worthy of life he is under the railing on his balcony and on the rope in his apartment, just in case he does get suicidal again. There is always another way.
Am 67 and would never tell anyone I know now that at age 16 I was in a mental hospital.
My Grown Ass Boyfriend is just an "unfinished baby!"
It took me years to realize that being 16 and having sex with a 38 year old is rape.
My affair partner made me love my body more than my husband.
my daughter murdered my mother in order to inherit early. and I can't do anything about it…
I haven’t left the house in 4 months.
I'm in my 50s and haven't saved a single penny towards retirement. I don't know if it's because I'm lazy, broke, or don't expect to live that long.
If I can, I drink more after he falls asleep.
I feel lost now I no longer have my looks to rely on.
Mom, I did read your test results – you have liver cirrhosis due to drinking.
I believe I am autistic, but won't pursue a diagnosis – I've fought my entire life for what autonomy I have, and won't hand someone a legitimate pretext to deny it to me now.
Before going to see my therapist today I intentionally tried to put myself in a bad mood because I felt like I would be wasting my money if I went there happy.
My mother was my biggest bully. Blocking her was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself
I should have spent more time on my own.
I'm almost 50 and for the first time in my life am surrounded by people who accept me as I am.
The miscarriage I told you I had, was an abortion. It was the only way to keep myself and that baby safe.
I wish I could beat the shit out of my stepfather. Or tell him everything I want to, when he's helpless on his deathbed.
My retirement plan is a 9mm
People tell me secrets because of my position. ✝️ Everybody thinks there is a little bit wrong with them.
I think I tried to die last weekend. I drank too much- alone and passed out. The next morning I woke up with a serious hangover & found texts to loved ones thanking them for loving me and a google search of how to die from alcohol poisoning.
During foreplay, I can only orgasm if I picture my husband fucking another woman
In one week my grandmother and my pet died. I cannot stop crying about my pet.
We didn't collect my dad's ashes because we didn't have enough money.
Im scared to tell my gay friends that i actually think im straight
I didn’t know people peed in the shower until I read about it on Postsecret.
My secret was published more than ten year ago, and I still can't tell anyone. It's bittersweet.
I haven't filed taxes (federal or state) since 2014!
I passed my driver's test while tripping on mushrooms.
I have tattoos all over my body and have kept them hidden from my parents for almost 20 years.
I think my dog is an asshole.
Estoy aguantando malos tratos verbales,economicos y psicologicos para q mi hija tenga una familia,ya q su verdadero papá no la quiere.
I bought a 2000 year old Roman coin on ebay and told my students that I found it.
I returned your birthday and present and told the man at the counter it's because you're dead. It's actually because I found out you're in love with someone else.
I dug up my favourite childhood cat and I took a small bone of hers that I keep with me.
I am a therapist. Whenever I read a secret about someone`s therapist, I wonder if my clients also post secrets here.
I just found out that Washington & Washington D.C are 2 different places
My sex life is boring but I don’t know how to bring it up to him without hurting his feelings
I have no clue how to be an adult.
I want to put my mother in dementia care. If I do, I'll feel so guilty, If I keep her home, I'll lose my mind.
I still fantasize about my college boyfriend… I'm 51. Been married, twice.
My cat is saving my life.
I saw my secret on the website. I had submitted it in 2010. Now I have two secrets no one knows.
I'm 85 years old and i've never been to a new year's eve party.
I've been hit by a vehicle twice in my life. The first time was an accident.
I peed in the bathtub, then let my boyfriend get in.
I'm completely in love with my husband, but intrusive thoughts SUCK!
I wee in the shower
Once when I was blackout drunk and fighting with my parents, I screamed "DAD WANTS TO FUCK ME!" My sister told me the next day that I had said it. I'm glad I didn't see my dad's reaction. I have no idea where that came from. I pray they have forgotten it.
I want to die at the same time as my cat so we can be buried together
Te ame tanto que ahora te odio
I defended my partner against abuse allegations. Then I was hit.
I connect with a secret almost every Sunday and it brings me joy. Thank you Frank.
I can't have sex anymore because of how ashamed I am to be naked.
Keeping him a secret is exhausting!
I came home one day and the house was empty. Everything was gone. Everything. I was 16.
I think about life after death more than life
I don't think I've ever had an climax without my vibrator. I'm 73.
My worst fear is becoming my father, and I think it's happening
Of course I took the keys
I love him, but I’m afraid he will cheat…again…
It feels more like I have a son than a husband.
If you ever read this, just know I'm happy and satisfied and so are the kids.
I put my dog down for a guy who still hasn't proposed. I hate myself.
My husband and I are teachers. We both have a Masters degree. We.live paycheck to paycheck and are about to lose our home.
I feel like I failed my father by not being present at his death. I'm so sorry, Daddy.
I cancelled my wedding because I was too fat to look any good in a wedding dress
I fucked it all up with her again.
I thought med school was bad. But as a medical resident, I have never felt more lonely, exhausted, and sad. Its getting harder and harder to show up and I dont know what to do.
Since being diagnosed with cancer, I can’t stand happy people living their “normal” lives.
I worried about making marriage last a lifetime; I should have been worried about how short her life would be.
I no longer remember what my mothers voice sounded like.
After raping me my husband said it didn’t count because we were married…
My boyfriend doesn’t know I wear a wig and I don’t have the heart to tell him why because I’m afraid he’ll break up with me.
I’m hiding that I went through cancer treatments during the pandemic.
My mom caught me masturbating in church when I was around 11- I’m now a 47 year old professional mother of 2 and I wonder if my mom remembers it or thinks about it.
No one knows, but I am the "bad guy" in the divorce. Everyone thinks it is him, but it wasn't. I've never told anyone differently.
I survived a stroke almost 7 years ago. I think it was the best thing that could have happened to me.
I thought that having been a cop myself for 10 years would prepare me for being a cop's wife. It didn't.
I worry I'm letting go of my sister when I should be rescuing her
I wouldn't be here if my husband hadn't escorted me to the doctor dr
The only reason I was so good at that final scene in the last play I was in, is because I haven't gotten over the person who broke my heart. Now, I worry that if I ever do, it will ruin my acting.
There are massive chunks of my life I cannot remember- it terrifies me because I want to know what my own mind is protecting me from…
Becoming a mom has unlocked fears I never even imagined
i was molested when i was younger. and i liked it.
I started typing a secret and then erased it because I'm afraid person it's about will recognize it.
I couldn't afford to buy your books. Then…I found an online used book store and now have I all of them. ♥
I am finally listening to my inner child and it’s the best thing I have ever done.
I tell my boyfriend I don’t like vibrators, but really I don’t want him to get lazy pleasing me.
I haven't filed my state or federal taxes since 2014! yikes!
I suck at monogamy
I know I am my parents favorite child, and I feel guilty…
I had a sex dream about my sister.
I don’t tell my doctor about my cancer symptoms because I want to die
Every year I look forward to seeing my gynecologist. I shouldn't be crushing, but he's the bomb!
Stacy, I love you!
My parents don't know that I left college as I had a breakup and couldn't take it
I am terrified that his recovery will cost us everything
I have filthy, terrible, intrusive thoughts. I know how bad they are. I would NEVER act on them, but it terrifies me that I have them.
It was me
I've sold my mom's medication to help with our bills.
I can't tell my therapist what I really need to talk about because I am scared he will think that I am a bad person.
I could do so many more productive things, instead im looking at postsecret
Nobody really knows me. My whole life is secrets.
I didn’t protect my children when I should have.
my first love was my only love.
I miss so many things about our 32 year marriage, but not how alone I felt.
I have zero friends. As a therapist I feel like I should know how to change this but I just feel stuck.
I am obsessed with Harry Potter. (I am 55)
I have depression but I have to take care of too many people to be able to deal with it
My therapist died 2 years ago, I’m still mourning the loss more than I have ANY of my relatives that have passed on. I feel alone and broken.
I hate my mom as much as I love her.
My husband is the worst lay I’ve ever had.
I don't want him to become a priest. I want him to come home and marry me.
I will forever feel guilty for the Bipolar episode that made me reject my newborn son. I don't remember very much from the first 5 months of his life – I hope he knows how much mummy truly does love him
My job involves dealing with death every day. Death is keeping me alive because if I kill myself, my co-workers will see me naked on the autopsy table.
My parents told me not to rock the boat and refused to let me come home when I told them my resort boss felt me up while I was carrying plates to the dishwasher.
I googled my therapist.
I'm a 23 (soon to be 24) year old virgin and I feel like I'm unworthy of love.
Someone else would make way better use of my life.
Bread ties remind me of the man who sexually abused me as a teenager.
I am in love with my internet scammer. I'm broke, alone, and still expecting him to show up.
I think my therapist is hesitating to tell me that I have a personality disorder.
One day he's going to kill me, and our mum will cover for him.
I married my husband before our actual wedding and no one knows other than the pastor
I hate my teaching job and I can’t wait until the end of the year to quit. Seriously, I might quit before then!
I’ve imagined myself sending a postcard to PostSecret dozens of times, but I’m too afraid to actually do it.
I have archived screenshots of PostSecret secrets for over a decade. I sequence sets into narratives, like vignette scenes of a movie storyboard.
I wish my late dog will visit me as a ghost. I still miss him.
I'd lie to my piano teacher that I practiced. She was a nun.
I've known I'm gay for about 2 years but I cant tell my boyfriend of 10 years
I wish I could forgive myself for what he did to me.
I always think about ways to save the world
I want to be sober, but I’m afraid to lose the life that I love right now!
I think my husband might be gay, but I don't know how to ask/find out.
I wished my husband dead. He died within 6 months.
I'm worried my dog doesn't like me.
I pee in the shower
Being your step mom has given me the opportunity to be a mom. Thank you ❤️
My first kid is everything I ever wanted. I’m scared the next won’t be as perfect
I wish I could be honest about how lonely I feel
I was married to my first husband for almost 8 years. We never consumated our marriage.
Sometimes the meat smells off, and I still cook it for my family, because it hasn't made anyone sick so far…
I have no idea if I want kids or not. I’m running out of time to decide.
I pretend my top slipped down when I'm driving to show off my breasts to truck drivers.
I was born a hermaphrodite and have lived my entire life as a female. Nobody knows.
I had sex with a mother and daughter at the same time.
Sometimes I wonder if I could have prevented it.
I would have picked any other family to have been born into, seriously, ANY.
Getting kidney disease was the thing that finally helped me get sober… I’m grateful.
If you died, at your funeral there would be no one I could talk to about what I had lost.
I lie to my co-workers about my pets names.
I wish I was more of a slut when I was skinny. Now that I am fat I'll never have sex again.
I'm so desperate for a baby I've considered cheating
I think I take painkillers more for emotional pain than physical pain
I’m only alive for art and jacking off.
I agreed to move back home to be closer to my elderly parents. Now I regret making that decision.
I take cocaine off an etch-a-sketch!
I occasionally search for his obituary, I don’t know how to feel truly safe until then.
I haven't given up on us, I've just given up on you.
I'm more depressed now that I've lost the woman of my dreams than when my youngest son died.
Until I hear it from you, I can't move on.
She is more than enough for me. She's everything I have ever wanted, but she doesn't believe me.
I left my wife for her and then she ghosted me
I love reading these secrets
I wish I would have worn all those "cute clothes" when I was younger and had the body for it.
I never pee in a swimming pool because I'm scared the stories are true that it turns red or blue
I'm having nightmares about my wedding despite wanting to be married to him
On the fourth anniversary of the day I'd planned to kill myself, I married the love of my life.
My family is like a foreign country to me.
I secretly believe that our relationship is better than everyone else's.
I like to go to church to see what the other women are wearing.
I truly believe that all my problems would be solved if I were not fat.
Sorry family, When I return from college the person I want to see first is my dog.
My sister told me avocados were alligator eggs.
I wish I could have watched her grow up
I wish I was the other twin.
I pulled a muscle in my neck masturbating. I told my husband it was from moving furniture.
I believe there is a better way of life waiting for us to wake up and embrace.
My biggest fear is that I'm good enough to fuck but not good enough to love.
My job is to help people who are hurting. I don't know who to tell that I'm hurting too.
I can't tell my parents where I am deployed or when I'll be home.
When I get mad I have sex with random people.
I thought I had all the time in the world. Turns out I didn't.
It's hard to believe in god when bad things keep happening.
I buy fruit that matches my kitchen basket, even if I don't like them.
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