“I sleep-eat sometimes after taking my Ambien.

I woke up one morning and saw the cat food bowl with a spoon in it.

My cat was really upset with me.”

Marisa Tomei dances wearing a floral dress, lifted in the air by a man in a white shirt with a black suspenders. A band plays in the background

Recently Reddit useru/DaSGuardiansasked"What secret have you kept from everyone?"

The secrets people shared left me either giggling or speechless.

Here’s what they confessed:

1.

Miley Cyrus performing on stage, flipping her long hair with a serious expression. A drum set and an amplifier are visible in the background

“I spilled beer on a wedding dance floor.

The groom’s aunt slipped and broke her leg.”

u/Minge516

2.

Four individuals in front of a carnival booth with a large cooking pot and trophy; three standing, one seated (names unknown). Patrons present behind them

I’m 60 now.

It still hurts she would do that to me."

u/lizzietnz

3.

SpongeBob SquarePants is excitedly holding an opened can with a picture of a snail on it, sticking his tongue out enthusiastically

“I make music under a fake identity, and I’m approaching 400K monthly listeners on Spotify.

None of my friends know, not even my kids.”

u/flounderjaw

4.

A woman in an ornate dress writes a letter with a quill on a wooden desk, surrounded by Victorian-era objects including candles, books, and a handheld mirror

“I’m a cash-for-life winner.

I took the annuity to fund retirement in the near future.

$1K a week for life!”

A woman in a lacy bra and skirt stands in a doorway facing a man whose back is to the camera in a dimly lit room

u/Existing_Leg_5329

5. u/emarquis

6.

“The kids have been eating regular Cheerios for years.

Maybe five years now out of the same Honey Nut Cheerios box, lol.”

Leighton Meester and Blake Lively, dressed in green graduation gowns and caps, using their phones at a graduation ceremony

u/I_agreeordisagree

7.

“I sleep-eat sometimes after taking my Ambien.

I woke up one morning and saw the cat food bowl with a spoon in it.

Three diners seated at a cozy restaurant table, being served by a waiter. The diners appear engaged in conversation

My cat was really upset with me.”

u/Uncle-Rob-115

8.

“In the pre-Keurig days, we had a coffee club at the office.

Cory Monteith, wearing a crown and suit, and Lea Michele, in a formal dress with a tiara, stand on stage at a formal event with a man speaking at a podium

A group of us coffee addicts would take turns buying coffee for the communal coffee maker.

After 2-3 weeks, it would be 90% decaf.

And after a week or so, start the cycle again.”

u/FlukeStarbucker1972

9.

“I’m a published author but don’t want friends and family reading my writing.

It’s for strangers only!”

u/Key-Control7348

10. u/Whiskey-logic

11.

If they knew about ‘Alex,’ they’d never look at me the same way."

u/Qdorf88

12.

If I could go back, I would’ve never had him.

Again, nothing against him.

Besides here, anonymously, I will take this to my grave.

I want him to believe that he was the best thing to ever happen to me."

ACpony12

13.

“When I was in middle school me and some friends decided to do a ‘small’ prank.

Everybody talked about it, and our small-town local news wrote about it.

It went on for a year or so.”

u/Tall_Mall_1579

14.

“I once stole money out of my friends wallet.”

u/Individual-Celery888

15.

“I fake an accent at work because it gets me more tips.”

u/Alternative_Tree_699

16.

“I fixed the election for my high school’s prom queen decades ago.”

When it happened, my husband wasnt the most supportive person, as I was having trouble coping emotionally.

He said I was exaggerating the aftermath, and I never forgot that."

u/Cautious-Optimist333

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