BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

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BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS
BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS
I have kept something from you

I have kept something from you

Is withholding information a lie? What does it say about what we are feeling?

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Carissa Potter
Mar 22, 2021
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I have kept something from you.

Often times I am of the mindset that honesty is a luxury that I have at the moment. I feel safe. I feel loved enough most of the time to just say what I feel and people will still be my friend.

We are taught that to be good is to be honest.

I find honesty lazy, and I am a lazy person. Lies take up too much weight. There i…

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