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Whether it's your romantic crushes from college days, a best friend's confession that you swore not to share with anybody, or the botox treatment your neighborhood aunty has undergone, by the time you hit your mid-life, you are probably carrying quite a heavy weight of secrets in your heart. And whether you realize it or not, it is only getting heavier overtime which isn't a good news for your health. Yes, you heard that right! Keeping secrets in your heart could be severely damaging to your health and wellness. So spill the beans!

A research had found that people who keep secrets are prone to physical pains and psychological problems. The study states that those who conceal information are likely to suffer from headaches, nausea and back pain.

Psychology professor Anita Kelly says: 'Quite simply. . .secretive people also tend to be sick people. I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that being secretive could be linked to being symptomatic at a biological level.'

A simple explanation for this could be that people who hold onto secrets feel psychologically overweighed.

'The more burdensome the secret and the more thought devoted to it, the more perception and action were influenced in a manner similar to carrying physical weight Thus, as with physical burdens, secrets weigh people down,' James Pennebraker, a psychologist from the University of Texas.

Even if you try to keep a secret, the human brain is wired to not let us keep it for too long, claims Duke assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience, Laura Smart.

The next time someone crosses your heart and So speak it up!

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