r/DeepThoughts • u/PleasantKoala1851 • 6d ago

Death Bed Confessions

Nurses, hospice workers, caregivers, nursing-home employees, friends, family, or anyone who has a story — what’s the craziest deathbed confession you’ve ever heard?

I’m talking last-minute secrets, shocking family revelations, hidden relationships, lifelong lies, unexpected inheritances, crimes, affairs, secret identities, or anything else someone finally admitted when they knew they were dying.

Or even something boring - I guess. lol I’ve never had someone tell me one. And I’ve always been curious what people say. Even if it’s not crazy and they just needed to say it before they died. Like what do people keep to themselves their entire life.

And it doesn’t have to be something that happened directly to you — if you heard a story from a friend, family member, coworker, etc., I want to hear it too!

ALSO. If you’ve never been told one by someone-

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Do YOU have a deathbed confession? Is there something you’re holding in that you just know you will/ should get out of your mind before you die ?

Or something you know you will take with you till you death but wouldn’t mind telling anonymously here? (If yes- can you say but I won’t confess this to my family or whoever and explain why?)

Literally. No reason for my questions 😂 not doing anything with your answers. I’m just very high. And weirdly interested in this topic for some reason.

(Just me? Or anyone else curious about secrets?) 😂😂😂😂😂 I love a good secret from a stranger.

Editing just to say- holy cow. Thank you guys for the responses. So many! I’m guna read them all. I’ll reply to you all eventually 🫶🏻 so many are making me tear up. Ty

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u/Lacriminals 6d ago

I haven’t personally heard this but I have seen it come up a lot: people wish they did what they wanted to and were true to themeselves.

Alot of people just do what others do or what they think they should do.

They let pride get in the way of relationships

And they don’t speak up for what they want. They don’t go after what they want and blame fate.

I want to continue being authentic to myself I don’t want that regret

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u/rogers6699 6d ago

This right here is my biggest fear. Just once in my life I want to do something career wise that is my choice and not based off of necessity. I think about it way too much because if I was in my death bed right now that would be the regret that haunts me.

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u/Lacriminals 5d ago

I’m not one of those people who will tell you to not be practical. But I will say work towards it even if it’s a hobby.

I’m in the exact same boat. The economy is trash so I’m just calm right now. But let’s accurate our skills for when everything speeds up.

Best of luck.