Share your secrets to boost your health

Keeping secrets is bad for your emotional and physical well-being. In this video, Robin Miller, MD, discusses the health benefits of sharing your secrets.

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ROBIN MILLER: Share your deepest secrets. It can really give your health a boost. Hi, Dr. Miller here with a smart tip

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for your emotional well-being. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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Keeping a secret weighs you down emotionally. Even worse, it interferes with healthy habits. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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In a new study people were asked to recall a deep, meaningful secret but keep it to themselves. Afterward, they felt exhausted when

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asked to think about doing anything physical. Hills look steeper. Rows looked longer. They didn't feel up to doing a physical favor for a friend,

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such as carrying groceries either. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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If a secret's weighing down your mind and compromising your health try sharing it with someone who you know will be supportive and keep

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your secret. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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Maybe even a trained therapist. Writing it down in your journal can also bring emotional relief. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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When you do share your secret, describe what happened, what you think about it, and how it makes you feel. Then let it go.

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And watch all our smart tips for more ways to nurture your well being.