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Privacy, Secrets and Shame–Part IX: Why to Reveal a Secret

“A nuerosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.” Thus wrote English theater critic and writer Kenneth Tynan, and with these words he opens the conversation about the damage a secret does to the secret-keeper himself. So… Continue Reading

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Privacy, Secrets and Shame–Part V: Questions About–and the Damage Caused by–Secrets

If we’re to take an honest look at secret-keeping–and that involves our own–we need to ask ourselves some fundamental questions about why we continue in our path of secrecy. Ask yourself these–and be honest: 1. Who else knows this secret?… Continue Reading

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Privacy, Secrets and Shame–Part II: Ludwig and Family, ct’d–The Secret and the Damage Done

It’s not the place here to go back and examine Manfred’s issues with sexuality, and his conviction that if he just tried marriage, all would be well. What does matter, ultimately, is the secret Manfred kept, and how damaging it was… Continue Reading