Random shit that embarrasses you

[Sparklyboots]

.... I'll start. People peering into my shopping basket. I find it mortifying and feel inexplicably defensive (without really being clear what I am defending or for what reason). I feel the same whether it's tomatoes in the basket or condoms and pile cream. The self-service thing is such a relief.

@Mother87 I'd have died right there on the spot

[quote BrownEyedGirl80]@Mother87 I'd have died right there on the spot [/quote]
DH and I are (amicably) separated at the moment and working on reconciling... I still bring this up in joint counselling nowas an example of how he 'never listens' which isn't strictly true But seriously... twas🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Filling the car with petrol
I hate it
Get really anxious
Luckily my husband does if as much as possible

Being stopped at customs.
I begin to wonder if I look dodgy

Buying and carrying home toilet paper. I don’t understand if, it’s totally irrational, just there you have if. It makes me shudder.

People staring open mouthed at me, nudging their mates laughing and doing double takes. Because I wear a bit of black eyeshadow, dress alternatively and live in an area where "scallys" are the general population. I'm fine standing up for myself but in front of my child it's not nice. I tend to look through people rather than at them. Pity, because I'm the friendliest goth you're likely to meet. You'd think I had applied black eyeshadow to the three heads I'm clearly sporting. Other than y'know, doing my shopping or just walking past people in the street.

I’m agreeing to pretty much everything on this thread!

I hate crossing the road or walking past stationary cars.

Every day my walk to the bus stop takes me past a busy road.

I have 2 options, walk to the top of my street and then have to join the busy road and walk on the pavement right next to a traffic jam, or cut across from my estate and join the road at the traffic lights at the top where I’ll have to either walk in front of the waiting cars or wait by the side of the road to cross knowing that all those people are watching me standing there!

Every damn day I get a huge pang of anxiety about this.

When someone gives my children a wrapped present and watches them opening it. I have trained them to feign delight until we are alone.

@Mulletsaremisunderstood

Oh another one - the whole 'go around the circle and everyone tell us a bit about yourself', I can't believe anyone actually enjoys that crap!

It's so awkward and fake, and nobody cares. Can we just get on with whatever the activity is please?

I was trained to give workshops and my teacher called this 'creeping death'. I still call it that now: would anyone like to volunteer or shall we just do creeping death?

Just had this one: when the self checkout speaks really loudly. Is there any need to indicate my self checkout incompetence and/or your own, stupid inability to comprehend I have already packed my fucking bananas? Or let everyone in the whole store know you need someone to witness my ancient face before letting me purchase alcohol?

@Mother87 yours reminds me of the time I read about, then googled removing garters at American weddings and ended up watching a video on youtube that still makes me cringe a bit just to think about.

Just - if it helps - there are things that are even worse than being sung at!

I get dds McDonald’s now and then. I usually drive down the road and get it for them, they’re only just too old for Happy Meals, so they order adult meals. They must think it’s got me, I’m fat but, I don’t eat McDonald’s at all —I don’t eat that shit— I eat home cooked food and rarely have take aways.

When I've met a girl my son is dating. I've been really friendly and chatty, and then they split up and I wonder does she ever think about her ex-boyfriend's annoying Mum and laugh?

It's like if you make eye contact with a stranger and you both look away. As you don't know them, it's fine because you have no idea what their reaction in their head is about you.

All I think is, if that person was -for example - my friend Alison, she would be thinking all sorts of vile insults about you for making eye contact with her.

So you keep walking, thinking it's no big deal but she's thinking you're a weird staring person.

I also think, do strangers have holiday photos with me in the background? Like they're posing on the beach and I'm walking past with a gormless look on my face, unaware I'm in the shot and they've spent years laughing about it and I have no idea.

I need help, clearly.

@Dustdustdusty ha yes musicals! So cringey. How can anyone enjoy it? Had to turn off Mama Mia even though I was watching it alone...I feel hot and a bit sick just thinking about it.

@RaindropsOnRosie

Crouching to get something off the floor or a low shelf in public. Feels like I'm doing a 'slut-drop'.

I once dropped my bank card on the floor whilst in the queue in tescos and crouched down to pick it up. I couldn't get back up off the floor because my legs had pretty much lost all their strength and in the end I had to go to my knees and really force myself to stand back up again. I ended up staggering and swaying all over the place once I was back on my feet again and looking like I was drunk. Never happened before but I ended up having a mini stroke a few weeks later and that was possibly one of the warning signs along with horrendous headaches pins and needles and numbness. Now because my balance is absolutely bloody atrocious when I crouch down I and I know full well if I do I'll either be half sprawled into a shelf or flat on my arse in the middle of an aisle. Anything that's on the bottom shelf and not in reach of me just bending over to grab it stays there until the next time I go shopping

I was waiting for a green man to cross a really wide road once. Thought I saw a good friend on the other side and started waving manically. Green man comes. Start walking. Each step being more certain I have no idea who the person was. It was such a wide road it took forever. She looked at me the whole way across, obviously wondering why I was waving, and I said nothing as we passed 🙈 I can't stand it.

🔹buying toilet roll
🔹being asked what I got up to at the weekend
🔹not getting asked for ID anymore
🔹a stranger expecting me to interact with their kid
🔹going to an event I’ve been invited to
🔹anyone singing or dancing

@AuntieDolly

Going for a walk without a coat on. Even in warm weather going out in just a top is almost impossible for me.

I thought I was the only one! I absolutely detest going out without some kind of coat on. Which is of course impossible in this heat!!

Finding somewhere to sit while carrying a tray (ie. In a cafeteria).

The happy birthday thing - my husband and I got married in a lovely hotel, and we went back 6 months later for my birthday.
As we were having dinner, there was a pianist and he not only played me happy birthday, but then made my DH and I come into the middle of the floor and played us a piano version of “our song” which we had to dance to, in front of a room of strangers.
They then finished off by bringing an ostentatious dessert to the table with a sparkler.

Anyone singing or playing “original” music. I just cannot cope with it.

Also, Naked Attraction on Channel 4. It once came in when my MIL was staying. I grabbed the remote, changed the channel and said I just can’t - I will wither and die if we have to watch this together

Holding the overhead handles on the tube. Makes me feel too tall, and you never see women do it, only blokes

@ItsNotNormalLove

In anyone else's home for any reason: "Would you like a drink?" "Oh no thank you I'm fine" "Are you sure? Coffee? Tea?" "No really I'm not thirsty thanks" "Milk? Orange squash? Blackcurrant?" "Honestly, no I'm really fine thank you" "Are you sure? Ok." (Host gives guest weird look)

I wish hosts would just ask "hot or cold" rather than "do you want a drink" because I instinctively say no instinctively

Also "what do you want to eat"- I don't know what's in your kitchen, please just offer specific things

Cilla Black.
I’m sorry if you are a fan but her voice when she talks is bad but when she sings, I have to mute and turn over. It’s like nails down a blackboard to me.

Musicals. It just makes me cringe when the music starts and I know someone is going to start singing.

Clapping along to music. I just don’t do it. Especially with hands above heads.

Romantic songs, books and films. They ALL make me cringe. I’d rather listen to death metal and watch Predator than endure anything soppy.

Ice breakers but they are designed to be embarrassing. One team wanted everyone to submit their most embarrassing moment. I just had to have a more important prior engagement.