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Why some secrets feel heavier over time

I cheated on my husband five years ago and never told him and our marriage is good now but I carry this secret like a weight in my chest every day.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unshared guilt creates an internal prison where the sentence never ends.

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“Where Are You with Regret and the past?”

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