Secrets make you sick.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keeping secrets harms your health, so hiding things makes you unwell.
- In plain terms
- Not telling the truth can hurt your health.
- What can you take from it?
- Share burdens to stay healthy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What happens when you keep things inside too long?
- How much should you share to stay well?
Another view
Some secrets protect privacy or safety and do not cause illness.
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