Discreet

Discreet: The Psychology of the Compartmentalised Self, and Why a Hidden Life Carries Its Own Specific Charge | Second Banana

June 22, 2026

Discretion isn’t the same as anonymity — it’s about maintaining a hidden self alongside a known one. Here’s the psychology of compartmentalisation, what discretion actually requires of a partner, and why this orientation deserves to be taken seriously rather than treated as a footnote.

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