Katie's Therapy Session

Okay, first off, you may not want to take therapy from me.  I may be able to help some, but all in all sometimes I think I'm the one who actually needs the therapy.  I'm guessing that that's what friends are for.
Anyway, today on, "The Katie Show," (a spin off of other TV shows like The Tyra Banks Show, and Dr. Phil) we're going to be discussing telling secrets.
I honestly think that we all have deep dark secrets.  Maybe some secrets are deeper than others, and maybe some aren't very deep to anyone but you.
Like, I know of some girls who would find it deep and dark to tell someone that they'd farted...me?  I would just be, "Yeah, I farted, so what?  Girls fart too!"
And then there are people who have been used, and abused, and I can see how that would be classified as a deep dark secret.
Well, ya know what?  It's okay to tell people about your secrets.  Sometimes your secrets can help other people, with similar secrets.  Plus I'm sure it could be damaging to keep your deep dark secrets inside.
There's a website I found once, called, Lauren's Kids.  This is a woman who was sexually abused for SIX years.  She shared her secret, and it's helping others.
She has a place where other abused girls/women can post their story, in complete anonymity.  Showing people that they're not alone can really help.  Which I am sure is why Lauren is doing it.
I don't know what your deep dark secret is, but it could help others too.
And if you want to tell someone, yet you're scared...I need to tell you some things.

1. Make sure you can trust this person.
2. If someone was telling you the same thing you were going to tell your friend/teacher/parent, what would your reaction be?
3. Make sure that you really want to tell them this.  Once you tell them, you can't untell them.

I've told people deep dark secrets.  Most of whom I could trust...though I found out later that I couldn't trust one of them.
There's a deep dark secret that one of my friends had...and I had a similar experience too, in a way, and when she told me, I didn't shun her.  I gave her a hug.  Yet this is something I've been scared to tell other people in my life.
It's taken me up to a month after I thought about telling a friend a deep dark secret, to actually tell them, but this gave me time to ponder if I really wanted my friend to know it.
I am not saying that you should always tell everyone the deep dark secret...because, not everyone could mentally and emotionally stand telling everyone, and having their story out in their name, for all to see.  But it's a good idea to tell at least one person.
Keeping secrets inside isn't a good thing.
And we are supposed to bear one another's burdens.  No, that does not mean you can load up your friends, but not listen to them.  It's a two way street.
Well, that was all.  Have a good day.
~Katie :)