Do you have an embarrassing secret? What are you going to do if anyone starts to find out about it? Telling lies and making up elaborate stories may seem like a good solution but more times than ever it can make the embarrassing secret even more embarrassing when it finally comes out! Telling the truth is the best policy; secrets have a habit of eating away at you inside and you'll be constantly reminded of them in day-to-day life.
Worst still these constant reminders of the thing you fear will happen will turn into present fear and worry.
Many people in the world have a chip on their shoulder about an issue that they haven't dealt with, in many cases the issue is so tiny that is isn't really an issue at all! Even if you aren't a person who gets worried about secrets embarrassment can multiply the longer the secret is kept.
If your secret was (for example) that you've never ridden a bike before you're going to look pretty silly when invited on a bike trip by your friends when you sheepishly tell them "erm...
I can't come as I've never ridden a bike before".
If the social problem was addressed earlier it wouldn't be a problem, anyone can learn how to ride a bike and not everyone has to know about your training with a few close friends.
Some embarrassing secrets get out of hand such as the classic secret of being a virgin.
Some people will create whole sets of stories about how they met a special somebody at a party and made love all night long in the back of some steamy car.
When questioned about their fake experience they'll have to make up more stories to back up the original one; this usually leads to the secret being discovered when nervous emotions get too high.
So the best way to deal with a problem like an embarrassing problem is to simply share the problem with your closest family/friends before it becomes even bigger.
The problem will come out eventually so why not let it out now and feel better!?