25 Strangers Anonymously Confessed Their Darkest Secrets Online

No one lives a perfect life, and there are moments we all make morally questionable choices. We can be hesitant to share the details of these experiences with others however, for fear of the consequences. But platforms like AskReddit give Netizens the opportunity to spill all their deepest darkest secrets without a negative effect. A prospect which seems to be appealing enough to encourage quite a number of people to share their most intensely guarded secrets with strangers under the veil of anonymity. Scroll below to read all the surprising confessions from strangers online who took advantage of the chance to get their most disturbing secrets off their chest.

#1

Image source: CCamba, Cemrecan Yurtman / pexels A jerk cut me off in line while buying coffee. He paid via tap and left the counter without completing the transaction for tip. The person manning the register turned his back for a second. I subtly clicked 25% for the jerk when no one was looking.

#2

Image source: CorneliusFuzzyBoots, Andrea Piacquadio / pexels I've been calling into work a lot for being sick. I even made up a story about how I have chronic stomach issues and sometimes can't come into work. I'm just an alcoholic and I call in whenever I get hungover, that's it. I normally wouldn't feel bad, but this is actually a great job, so now I'm regretting everything.

#3

Image source: Offensive_Penguin, freepik I'm a 6'2, broad shouldered and big chested dude but just want to be held and told its gonna be ok.

#4

Image source: afrothighstemptation, RDNE Stock project / pexels I once faked a pregnancy to get a man to leave me alone. He panicked, ghosted, and blocked me everywhere. Worked better than any breakup speech I’ve ever given.

#5

Image source: Best-Temperature-202, pvproductions / freepik Sometimes I pretend to be asleep just to avoid dealing with people, even the ones I love. It's not about them, just me needing a break from everything.

#6

Image source: RedFoxWhiteFox, freepik I’m a remote worker and I work about 25% of the time, and have gotten away with it for three years. They don’t pay enough for what I do, so I adjust my work ethic to their desired pay level. I used to go above and beyond in my position, but every evaluation I received, “meets expectations” rather than “exceeds”, so I decided to lower the effort to match the evaluation as well.

#7

Image source: CapsizedbutWise, freepik I’m going to die on my state senators front lawn when they cancel disability here in America.

#8

Image source: EvilTwin80, stokie / freepik Before I got married, my then girlfriend at the time cheated on me over a simple argument. She was already 3mo. pregnant when she finally told me, and she only did that because the person she cheated on me with threatened to tell me himself. Long story short, I was ready to end things with her after literally just buying a house, but she threatened to k**l herself with twins in her womb. I had never dealt with someone talking like that, and I believed her. I told her that I forgive her, but I didn't mean it. I saw it as me protecting those innocent twins regardless of who their father was. We ended up married, soon after she gave birth. The twins were, in fact, mine, and I couldn't have been happier, but at the same time, I couldn't trust her anymore. We're separated now and it's been 13yrs since then and it still eats at me that the only person I ever really loved this hard could betray me over an argument that, to be honest, I don't even remember what it was about because it was that petty. I also confessed to my stepdaughter the other day that I'm tired physically, mentally, and emotionally; to the point where if faced with death, I won't even fight it. I started therapy, and it helps to cope, but I'm not exorcism a miracle. Sorry if this has ended up being long. It's something that's been weighing on my mind for a very long time, and I'm glad I can get it off my chest. For those who took the time, thanks for reading. I tend to go on rants about things I'm passionate about.

#9

Image source: tic-a-boo, boggy / freepik My brothers and their wives are not good with their money and don’t expect to have anything to leave to their kids. There are four kids between them. I’m single and live simply. My will states that they each get 1/4th of my estate which should be over $200,000 for each of them. And my brothers don’t need to know that. I’m also the youngest.

#10

Image source: firepitt, EyeEm / freepik Growing up there was a church whose bell tower was directly across from my bedroom window. I got tired of getting woke early on Sundays so one day I climbed up the bell tower and took the clapper out of the bell.

#11

Image source: datilde, PlaceboPill / freepik I battled depression for 20 years and spent nearly all of it s******l. I finally got therapy and on anti depressants and started feeling better. My life is wonderful now, but I still think about s*****e almost daily and I'm too ashamed to tell my spouse or therapist because of how proud they are. I don't think I'll ever go through with it, but it's still always there.

#12

Image source: calcarius_, tzido / freepik Whenever I call in "sick" with a "migraine," it's really because my mental health is so bad that I can't face going in that day. I hate that I have to lie about it, but it's hard to call in and say "hey boss, I'm extra depressed today.".

#13

Image source: SwimmingDog351, freepik I let the dogs out.

#14

Image source: metalmommyyy, serbuxarev / pexels One time I bought an ice cream cake from DQ and asked them to write “Happy Birthday Hannah” on the front. I dont know a Hannah, I just really wanted ice cream cake but wanted it to seem like there was a reason for buying a whole cake.

#15

Image source: BeerAndBadTattoos, Ketut Subiyanto / pexels I pick my nose in privacy, a lot.

#16

Image source: Kalistoga, freepik Working remote consists of me saying "i'll have this done in a few days" and doing whatever I want for 2 days. Then sending an update on the 3rd day, "will have this done by end of day" and finishing it in about 2-3 hours.

#17

Image source: fryamtheeggguy, Max4e / freepik I was a jailer for nearly 20 years and left because of severe depression, anxiety, and burnout. One of the main contributing factors was that so many inmates that I had known for many years were getting out and immediately ODIng due to f*ntanyl. There were a ton of guys that I had tried so hard to help and be supportive of and they were all dying.

#18

Image source: Famous_Document2216, milanmarkovic / freepik I had a really intense crush on a coworker at my last job. I have a long-term partner. I felt terrible about it (still do) but I couldn't control my feelings, just my actions, so I stopped interacting with him entirely. But yeah the crush was still there.

#19

Image source: BoredBSEE, freepik I'm in my late 50's, and I have recently acquired an a*******n to French house music. Nobody, but NOBODY can see me bopping around my basement workshop to this.

#20

Image source: Justacanadianfarmboy, Monstera Production / pexels Sometimes when I type “lol “ I’m actually not laughing out loud….

#21

Image source: FewMathematician4229, freepik I’m a jacked construction worker ? and sometimes ..just sometimes when home alone and the sunset hits right….. I like to close the fridge door with my hips ?.

#22

Image source: Key_Drawer_3581, Frolopiaton Palm / freepik I kicked my violent, criminal ex out of my house and I think she is either homeless or dead. I am thrilled.

#23

Image source: Hot_Affect_7171, noxos / freepik I faked a pregnancy and abortion to get out of an a*****e relationship. Parked outside a hospital for hours as my location was constantly being stalked. It worked. I was 16 he was 20.

#24

Image source: MarsReject, EyeEm / freepik Saw a co worker messing with an office key lock of a really s****y boss we had, I saw the s****y boss walk toward him, I intercept and k**l 5 mins so he can escape. He added tuna juice [very little] to her keyboard.

#25

Image source: johnshenlon, The Yuri Arcurs Collection / freepik I lost my childhood best friend because I developed feelings and wanted to become more than friends. It didn’t help we were both male. It nearly destroyed me. No one really knows what happened between us.