HalfEducated: I faked the last two years of my college education. My parents put so much pressure on me I couldn’t handle it (I was suffering from severe depression and anxiety) so I faked it all. I lied to everyone and made up fake transcripts.
I just got my foot in the door in my desired field, thanks to a friend as who hired me as a subordinate. This place only hires college grads but no one double-checked my credentials since I was recommended.
I hope that if I need to find another job I’ll have been at this place long enough to get it by experience alone (I work for a very prestigious company). I’m not bad at my job. I’m quite good. But my fear is eventually I’ll hit a wall and the lie will come to light. No one has known this for the better part of a decade.
It’s a relief to finally say it “out loud.” I can’t even tell those I love. My silence is my prison.
The next secret will chok you