What's a silly thing you get embarrassed by?

[newmama2023]

For me. One thing is when my window wipers are going full pelt but the rain has nearly stopped. I dont know why. I just get embarrassed by it. It happened earlier and thought id see if other people have these silly moments too.

Another one i can think of, is going into a small independent shop and not buying anything

When the window cleaner comes. I feel like I can’t sit on my sofa while he’s cleaning the living room window so I move awkwardly round the house from room to room.

Same.

Waotong for the green man to beep into life when all the cars have stopped - waiting and waiting

Using the zebra crossing and walking quickly across the road and doing the little hand wave thing to thank the driver who stoppped

Buying loo roll. No idea why, apart
from the inevitable “you having a curry tonight” comments.

I can't sit and do nothing while the robot vacuum is doing it's thing. I feel guilty/embarrassed that it's working while I'm not.

In every other way I am very hard to embarrass.

I’ve been known to hide in the doorway behind an open door so that the window cleaner cannot see that I am still in bed - I live in a bungalow which seems to make it worse! I’m also a bit of an insomniac and quite often still awake at 4 am spot my days can start rather late!

Are you me?! How random, so me!!

No one has ever said that or made any comment when I’ve bought loo roll! Is it actually a thing?!

Watching someone sing or perform infront of a small group. I always feel an uncomfortable sense of embarrassment.

Walking down the street with my umbrella still up when it's stopped raining. Normally have my headphones on so don't hear the rain and suddenly it will occur to me that it's not longer raining, then I panic and think "how long has it no longer been raining?" "how much of a tit did I look for walking round with an open umbrella when it's not raining?" and then die of embarrassment internally

Sex scenes on the telly.
Getting food from hotel breakfast buffets.
When people use the words ‘portion’ and ‘meal’.
Adult Pop Choir performances at village fairs etc.
Testing the wine. Thank god I don’t drink any more.

Same!!

I hate to return things to a shop/store, and I hate to complain about something I bought in a shop/store. I get embarrassed, and I think that they (the shop) will get angry with me.

I hate it so much that I am sometimes reluctant to buy things.

Putting my hand out to stop a bus if I'm the only one at the stop. Mortifying

Returning a trolley at the same time as someone getting a trolley, what if they ask for my trolley and try to give me a pound when I just need my trolley token back? Nope.

I can’t watch any sex scenes on tv. I just go to my phone or kind of stare into space! I feel embarrassed for the actors doing these scenes.
I hate speaking to anyone on the phone that I don’t know , hate making any appointments over the phone.

Booking my car into the garage for any sort of work. God knows why. I have to remind myself I'm paying for the service, not asking a favour. Took me nearly 3 weeks to summon up courage to book my car in for its mot

My car is really old so you have to turn the headlights on manually. If I’m driving and it’s getting dark for some reason I hate turning them on when people can see. On a motorway I don’t care. But if I’m in a built up area, I prefer to wait until there are no people or other cars around before I turn them on. I can’t really explain why!

I read something about ‘fear of being perceived’ and think that describes me- just find merely existing an embarrassment.

Second hand embarrassment if someone is making a fool of themselves in public.

really? Never had that comment! 😅

In a similar vein - anyone sharing a very intense and personal ‘creative process’ - with a small group. Like someone that whips out their guitar at a small party and does an impromptu performance that is very intense.

Getting up and walking through the waiting room when my name is called at the doctors. I lose my bloody mind tbh. I feel judged. I suddenly feel like I should limp. Wait, am I limping? Should I make an ill face? Should I hold the area that hurts? Reassure people that I am not a time waster? When I come out I brandish the prescription to demonstrate that “look!” I was worth the cost of the appointment! I have not shamed the memory of good old Nye Bevan!

In other walks of life I am incredibly confident, hard to embarrass. But the imposter syndrome that hits in the doctors is real.

When working in a shop, the gap between the card payment being accepted and the receipt printing was excruciating for me. I can sometimes sense it in shop workers as a customer (or I think I am recognising it but am probably just insane).

Also when the waiter asks you if everything is okay with your meal and you say yes but it's not entirely true AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT.

I'm with you on 'portion' and 'meal' - and also 'goodness', e.g., "nuts have so much goodness in them".

So many on here i can say yes to.
Ive feel like ive found my people.
Me and my sister have got to a point its not just cringe we do the cringe walk too if you know what i mean.