Secret Sharing

Why Share Secrets?
· Dealing with Problems
Oprah Winfrey’s talk show is immensely successful, they only discuss about confessions and life experiences. Oprah Winfrey herself has done drugs, weight issues, suffered abusive relationships, was raped. She talked about all these without an audience, yet overtime more and more people listened to her stories when they could relate to her and started liking her for being open enough to share, candid and earnest. Similarly, people started to share their secrets and experiences too as sharing them is effective in dealing with problems and pain and will help other fellow people solve the same issues too.

· Facing Reality
Gary Ridgeway was a serial killer from Seattle. He wanted to kill his second wife, Marcia. During an argument, he had violently grabbed and choked her from behind. Luckily Marcia told her dad, mom and friends that her husband was abusive and had tried to kill her. Years later when caught by the police, he told them that he indeed wanted to kill Marcia. There was only one reason he did not stage her death, he explained. Because she told so many people, he deduced they would suspect him and he might get caught. Therefore, telling the "secret" saved Marcia's life.

· Courage & Generosity
It takes courage to share secrets. And telling a secret that would be of use to somebody, people will remember you positively as not many have been willing to do that.

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/share-your-secrets-to-be-the-change.html