What sad secrets are hidden in your Netflix account?

Lonely and depressed people are more likely to binge-watch TV shows, a new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found.

Also likely to sit for an “Orange is the New Black” or “House of Cards” marathon are those who lack the ability to control themselves, according to the study of more than 300 18-to-29-year-olds.

The researchers asked questions like “How often do you feel alone?” “How many days during the past week have you felt sad?” and asked the participants how many episodes of TV they usually watch in a sitting.

Sad responses correlated with more TV binging.

“The more an individual was lonely and depressed, the more episodes the individual watched,” the report reads.

More than 80% of the binge-watchers in the study usually watched show after show by themselves.

Binge-watching, like any addiction, can lead to serious health concerns, according to the researchers.

“When binge-watching becomes rampant, viewers may neglect their work and their relationships with others may suffer. Physical fatigue and health problems such as obesity and other health problems are a cause for concern,” the study’s authors said.

Local binge-watchers begged to differ.

“It’s not true,” said Max Geller, 27, who recently watched 36 episodes of outlaw motorcycle club drama “Sons of Anarchy” in eight days.

“Any show with a cliffhanger, you just have to watch the next episode,” said Geller, an IT recruiter. “I don’t watch shows because I’m lonely ... the shows make me binge-watch.”

To pizza shop manager Kevin Quinn, 32, the study results make sense.

“Of course. People are lonely, they have nothing else to do but watch TV. And for some people, whether it be TV, smoking, drinking, moderation isn’t a word in their vocabulary.”

Quinn, who lives on Staten Island, said he hasn’t binge-watched in years — but did admit to a past marathon of AMC meth drama “Breaking Bad.”

“I don’t have the time,” he said.

The authors defined binge-watching as sitting to watch two to six episodes of the same show at a time.

Ninety-two percent of the binge watchers surveyed used Internet streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.

Particular favorites of survey participants were Netflix prison hit “Orange Is the New Black,” long-running ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” and prime-time soap opera “Desperate Housewives.”

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