Loose lips sink ships, but tight lips could tip you over the edge! At any given time we are keeping an average of 17 secrets — not our own, but secrets that have been told to us. There's a tonne of research into it - and one study found the more people thought about a secret, the worst the impact was on their mental health. So, how can we break the cycle?
LINKS
- Read ‘Keeping others' secrets can take a toll on mental health, study finds’ from ABC News
- Read ‘Why Some People Cant Keep Surprise Psychological Reason’ from Refinery 29
- Read ‘New psychology research sheds light on how the experience of keeping a secret is affected by relationship quality’ from Eric Dolan for PsyPost
- Read ‘Study: The Worst Part of Keeping a Secret’ by Julie Beck for The Atlantic
- Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram
- Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok
- Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram
CREDITS
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest
Editor: Adrian Walton
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