Carl Jung – How Secrets Act as Psychological Poison

The Swiss psychologist Carl Jung believed that a common cause of psychological distress was the possession of a secret – specifically a secret about something distressing done to us, or something horrible that we have done to another person. In this video we explore why keeping a secret can damage our health and how unburdening ourselves of it leads to positive self-transformation.

“The possession of secrets acts like a psychic poison.” (Carl Jung, Collected Works Volume 16)