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.

@GingerAndTheBiscuits

Pretty much everything I did between the ages of 14 and 24 ish.

Yep, one of my friends mum likes to remind me of stupid shit I did when I was a teenager, I love her but by god it’s embarrassing!

Being with other people who talk too loud. I hate it. I'm not the one being loud, but just being with them makes me cringe that other people can hear parts of our conversation.

I have found my people.
When I go to the theatre and the curtain goes up I am too embarrassed to look at the actors on the stage for about five minutes. God knows why.

Sitting near the window on a plane next to 3/4 strangers and asking them all to stand up so you can have a wee.
That reminded me, my DP and I had a dreadful phase where it seemed like every time we went to the theatre/anywhere with designated seats, when we arrived there'd be a person in the aisle seat with a walking stick/crutches/leg in plaster/etc. We'd have to ask them to make space for us to get to our middle seats. We'd stand there mortified as they lurched and heaved to their feet. It was excruciating and it seemed to happen many many times.
One upside of Covid I guess is that when you're not going to the theatre/dance etc, that can't happen

Sheridan Smith. Unless she’s in Gavin and Stacey I’m embarrassed on her behalf. Especially the singing.

My wedding was hell on earth. Literally all eyes are on you, there's fuss and attention and toasts and don't get me started on walking down that BLOODY AISLE. I nearly vommed in the middle of my vows because I was so embarassed and the registrar cooed a bit more thinking i was overwhelmed with feelings yeah, it's called nausea.

Being the centre of attention such as on my birthday and wedding day
Regular 1:1s with strangers / non-friends, e.g. therapists, private tutors, colleagues who take the same commuter train each day

Also dancing / singing / bobbing / clapping along to live music
Playing team sports

Also…Danny Dyer. I just can’t. I’m a Londoner but that level of try hard Cockney just kills me.

Perhaps that is how he talks/behaves all the time but I’m just not buying it. Even thinking about him makes me shrivel inside. Gah!

@Gingerbeerfear

Walking through a shop playing dance music or similar when your steps accidentally go in time with the beat so you try and change the rhythm of your walk to feel less weird . Urgh

I'm laughing just thinking about this. Maybe you should just give into it and strut round the shop to the beat of the rhythm

Agree about the internal interview. Sitting in front of colleagues who you know well and see everyday, blowing your own trumpet like a boasty twat.

Whenever I see a Police Car or Police Officer.
I instantly look guilty.

@iamtopazmortmain

Being with other people who talk too loud. I hate it. I'm not the one being loud, but just being with them makes me cringe that other people can hear parts of our conversation.

Same

My face on Zoom meetings, and not knowing who to look at while talking. Urgh

Maybe you should just give into it and strut round the shop to the beat of the rhythm
I dance in the aisles in Morrisons (my branch always seems to have good music on). I love dancing, and I'm 46; I'm beyond being embarrassed about people thinking I'm a loon.

The therapist thing reminded me of a fantastic massage therapist I used to see.When doing my back she'd slightly pull down the back waist of my knickers, then put them back in place when she'd finished. In reality it was a tiny 'snap' feeling and probably totally silent, but in my head there was always this comedy 'Twwwwaaannnggggg!' and I used to cringe for England.

And saying "no" to salespeople who have gone out of their way to show you something.

My worst experience of this was on holiday, eyeing up items in a swanky jeweller shop window. A sales assistant came out and asked my husband and myself to go in. It was silent, carpeted, air conditioned and luxurious. We were hot, sweaty and frazzled. We were offered cold water and sat down at a desk while trays upon trays of extortianate 'pieces' were brought to us. At one point I had a giant jewel encrusted monstrosity hanging from my sweaty neck and was pretending to admire it in a mirror. Neither of us knew how to excuse ourselves and just sat cooing over the jewellery for God knows how long until eventually everyone lapsed into an uncomfortable silence and the jewellery was taken away.

I am sweating at the memory of this, it was well over a decade ago.

Reading this thread has made me realise that I don't embarrass easily - one benefit of getting older

@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.

As is the pile cream.........

@mylittleyumyum

And saying "no" to salespeople who have gone out of their way to show you something.

My worst experience of this was on holiday, eyeing up items in a swanky jeweller shop window. A sales assistant came out and asked my husband and myself to go in. It was silent, carpeted, air conditioned and luxurious. We were hot, sweaty and frazzled. We were offered cold water and sat down at a desk while trays upon trays of extortianate 'pieces' were brought to us. At one point I had a giant jewel encrusted monstrosity hanging from my sweaty neck and was pretending to admire it in a mirror. Neither of us knew how to excuse ourselves and just sat cooing over the jewellery for God knows how long until eventually everyone lapsed into an uncomfortable silence and the jewellery was taken away.

I am sweating at the memory of this, it was well over a decade ago.

I feel your pain. This kind of thing happens to me too.

I feel embarrassed for people being embarrassed on TV. In fiction too. Sometimes it's so bad I have to change channel. Also feel other people pain. I think I have weirdly high empathy

Hearing my recycling bin being emptied after having people round ( all the glass wakes everyone up).

My Husband

A random shit, rather than a planned one, would really embarrass me.

Blood boils when people mispronounce the letter ‘h’ As a child I was told it was bad teaching by parents who didn’t have any standards.
Also when some use their fork in the American style and don’t use it in a downward fashion.
Bad table manners.
All of the above make me cringe.

Pretty much all of these

But most of all forced fun at work, particularly ice breakers. I just want to tell people to leave me the fuck alone.... I'm not even particularly introverted, I just hate it!!!!

Recently , we did an ice breaker where we had to say what time period we would like to travel back to. I had to go first, panicked and said the coronation of Elizabeth II. I couldn't even give a comprehensive reason (because I'm actually quite anti-royalist) it was mortifying. I've avoided that teams call ever since, and they'd have to threaten me with dismissal before I went back on it .