What is something that feels embarrassing to do, but shouldn't feel that way because there's nothing wrong with it?
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Being overweight and going to the gym. I've actually stopped completely...I just work out at home. The stares and snickering was too much to deal with when I'm just trying to work out.
Going to a shop and walking out without buying anything
Mispronouncing words, grammar mistakes, and word choice while learning a new language. It's way less tragic than it feels, and most native speakers butcher their own routinely.
Admitting you have a severe depression and need to take medsand have therapy to not harm yourself.
(Was told I was "damaged goods" because of my illness)
'damaged goods'?! i'll show them actual damage! that's awful and i hope you're ok!
Being in a deadly silent bathroom where you know some of the other stalls are occupied and trying to quietly change pads without everyone knowing what your doing.
Stretch marks. Body hair, or lack of it. Breast size. Penis size. Mental illness. Starting your life at 40 instead of 16. Niche interests. So many things....
If I was doing now what I was doing as 16, I'd be monumentally depressed. Nothing you've said here is something to be embarrassed about. I hope you find peace! You deserve it.
Buying contraceptives and basically any other sexual wellness products in a physical store.
Compliments, at least for me they feel embarrassing.
Leaking on a period. Sure, it's annoying and uncomfortable, but it's not like it was a choice.
Doing number two in a public washroom. The sounds are one reason why I choose home.
Talking about money. I was invited on a girl's trip and had to say no because I couldn't come up with cash in the short amount of time needed to book the trip. My friend said that I embarrassed her by telling the other girls that I couldn't afford it.
NO ONE should make fun, judge, or criticize someone else for not having enough money.
asking for help more than once in class
Why is this embarrassing? You are just wanting to understand the material, don't be ashamed to ask questions a lot.
Being hungry at a friends house, or having your host offer you something and saying yes, WHY DOES IT SEEM SO SO RUDE AND EMBARASSING!? Haha
Talking about feminine things in front of my dad. Example: periods , bras, pads ect
I talk about stuff like that with my dad all the time. He already knows about it, so its not that awkward, he did marry a woman lol
enjoying ""childish"" things as an adult
people can give others a hard time abt this too, i still feel embarrassed for enjoying animated things and i got a lot of grief abt it over the years but like its so dumb bc? its usually made by adults too lmao??? regardless tho it shouldnt be embarrassing idc
Singing in front of other people. I know lots of other people do it, but it just makes me feel really exposed and awkward.
Practicing any instrument you are learning at home around family. You don't know how to play very well which is why you need to learn and practice but you feel dumb struggling through easy songs with people that can hear you.
Getting out of the pool Its just so awkward. and also when your crouching in the shallow end and someone goes "you could just stand ya know" LIKE YEA I KNOW IM JUST INSECURE.
Omg the last part is the most relatable thing ive ever seen. and when you swim in the shallow part and someone tells you you could walk but you just dont want people to see you lol
Wanting to go home because you are done socializing. But if you say so, everyone is offended and it’s embarrassing, even though it barely has anything to do with them.
Going to a sex shop. And generally everything with sex as a topic is seen as vulgar and a complete Taboo.
I (F) had the same problem - until a friend (F, too) really dragged me me into a sex shop. Simply to make me have a new experience. Found out I felt totally normal...
When you have to run to catch the bus, you're out of breath, and you start breathing heavily on the bus. Idk why but this just seems to embarrassing to me.
Sometimes it happens to me at work. My boss is at the second level of our building and my office is on the ground floor. If I have to go to his office I run on the stairs (no elevator) and when I get there I am breathing very heavily and I feel like it's the only thing you can hear.
Coming out.
I know it is a little embarassing but I swear I almost died of embarassment.
Farting and burping.
when a car is stopped to let you cross the street 🙈
Try a smile and a small wave,will show your appreciation of drivers conduct..
Opening a gift- expectations of my reaction.
Having your period
Luckily I don't get awkward talking about my period. I used to talk about it with this guy at my school and complain about how annoying it was and how I was running out of feminine products that I liked and he was so weirded out and confused, it was great
My false teeth. Since high school. I know there's nothing wrong but i still didn't tell to anybody
Well, don't worry. Nobody will think it's weird, and if they do, then they are jerks.
A giant zit on your cheek that make up won't even begin to cover.
Haha I hate makeup so I've learned to embrace my zits and if someone comments on them i smile and comment on theirs.
When your talking to someone and they correct you because you got something wrong. Even if its just the pronounciation of a random word. I always feel so amshamed and I don't know why
I know that, too. For me, it's helpful to confess about my feelings in these moments - people instantly try to comfort me.
puberty
Hey,It's natural to go through puberty.It is kinda strange though.
Asking for the bathroom key at those gas stations that require one, especially when they take a really long time to get it.
Also, mentioning that I'm not ok. Whenever someone thinks im unhappy i get super embarrassed and it makes it all worse
Asking for anything especially at restaurants
Yesss, whenever I go to a restaurant I always try to bring someone more direct than me so i can ask them to tell the waiter because I dont want to seem rude (even though im not im just asking for what i came there for lol)
Prostate and colon exams, especially for older men with a family-run medical history on the subject.
When you yawn when someone is talking to you. I'm not bored, my brain is just prompting me to suck in a bit more oxygen.
Being over 25 and single.
walking into school with a project its so awkward
Mmhmm. That's just better than having to present it to the whole school...
Letting my husband see me naked.
I dont want anyone to ever see me naked. That way, I won't become more insecure than I already am
I’m 38 and enjoy playing video games.
Just remind yourself that now a days that is very normal. This isn't the 80s anymore. Video games are the norm. If anyone tries to shame you just remember that they are the one caught in the past, not you.
Stimming in public
My worst public stim is walking in small circles while wrenching my hands. And then chaning directions to balance it. It feels aweful. But it's that or a panic attack.
Asking someone if you can pet their dog. Idk but yea
That is just extreme respect for the dog. I always ask because I don't want the teeth in that beautiful face ripping off my hand at the last second. It has never happened - I doubt it ever will. Dogs are innately drawn to me, and I to them.
Having filled your cart in the supermarket and at the check-out suddenly remember you left your wallet on the kitchen table....not in itself embarrassing,but the long line of grumpy shoppers behind you will not let that opportunity go amiss...and bond in universal disapproval of «moi»....I exit with the tail between my legs...
Accidentally walking in the wrong bathroom. An honest accident doesn’t really seem like it should make you as embarrassed as it does.
Especially if your sibling recognizes that it’s you in there. That’s fun!
When my friends are talking about boyfriends and I make a comment about me getting a girlfriend and they turn to me and look like “Ohhhhhhh yeah you’re gay”. Never say anything but my face still heats up.
You need to say something. Friends shouldn't say things that hurt people. I hope they just don't realize how rude they re being.
wearing t-shirts and shorts. idk about anyone else, but i have really skinny arms and legs but i only have oversized t-shirts and hoodies. it gets really hot in the summer but i'll be damned if anyone sees these limbs!
I have lots of scars on my legs and upper arms so i always have to wear hoodies and long pants or i get super super self conscious and have a panic attack
Having marital problems and going to counseling to help fix it shouldn't feel embarassing
The human body and its functions in general. we all have one so wth
When you’re a kid at a checkout and one of these two things happens: 1) your parent asked you to run and grab something, or 2) leaves you at the checkout while they go and grab something (One time I had to stay at the checkout with my whining/yelling little brother because my dad left his wallet in the car). Also when my friends talk about periods and they’re all like “yeah I only use tampons” but I’m over here only using pads coz tampons scare me ;-;
Mensuration. I "came of age" in 1970.My mom had 4 daughters and never talked to any of us about it. I learned it in Health Class at school. It was considered to be something that you just shouldn't talk about. Hence, we were basically being taught to be embarrassed and ashamed about something that is normal and natural.
1. It doesn't embarrass me as much as it used to, but my children's gas. Both have bladder/bowel issues and take Mira-lax to make them go. Plus side, no enemas. Down side, lots of gas.
2. Having to find a tall person to reach something on a high shelf while shopping.
3. Losing words or using the wrong word when talking. I get a lot of 'huh?'s
I have allergies pretty bad in the spring and summer. When I sneeze I don't have this little phufff. Mine are huge honking, rock me to the core sneezes. And I don't just sneeze once. Oh, no, I usually sneeze a minimum of 5 times, sometimes as many as 10 to 15 sneezes over the period of about 5 minutes. My record is 21 in a row.
Needless to say, I get embarrassed when I sneeze.
And I sneeze a lot too, I sound like a goose when I sneeze, and I sneeze every time I cough, like 3 or 4 seconds afterwards. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. And even if I do a fake cough, I will sneeze. And I'm required to cough for my treatments. So that's always fun.
When someone asks when the baby is due…and you’re not pregnant
Oh dang, that's not just you. It sounds super embarrassing, but I bet your beautiful. Those people just seem a bit blunt
ordering something in a restaurant that they don't have(for me at least)
That is a-okay with me.I dont go to restraunts all that much,so I dont know how you feel firsthand,but I can imagine how you feel.
napping. 30 minutes nap has been proved to boost my productivity compared to being forced to stay awake and work
A woman's annual physical and Pap test. Some say it's embarrassing or painful, but cervical cancer is far worse.
yeah.. .i HATE those. Don't know what i hate more about it: that it is insanely painful (for me) or that vaccines didn't exist when i was at that age window... 😅
Getting my period in school. I feel something wet in my pants and I think 'f**k'. And I just feel sooo embarrassed when I put my hand up to ask to go to the bathroom, and I feel like everyone's looking at me and judging me. It's even worse when it's a male teacher or they say 'No, you should have gone at breaktime!' and I'm too fuckign embarrassed to explain WHY.
You gotta just look the teacher in the eyes and say "I AM BLEEDING OUT OF MY VAGINA LET ME GO TO THE BATHROOM PLEASE." and they wont ever ask again. And if your classmates laugh, just glare at them until they stop. Worked for me.
Music preferences, what video games i play, a culture i love.
Going into a bra shop in the mall. I'm so embarrassed at the chance of seeing a male colleague.
Crushes. Whenever I confess to any of my crushes, I start crying from embarrassment! I know I shouldn't feel that way because all love is beautiful. There is nothing wrong with being in love and yet, I try to shove those feelings deep down and forget about them, which only makes them stronger.
I've gotten better since I've been friends with my crush though! He kinda reminds me that there's nothing gross about the way I feel. ^^
Running with a backpack on.
And running for the train when you're about to miss it. Something about knowing all the people on the train are staring at you thinking 'poor soul. Oh well, should've had better time management!'. I know! I saw a cute dog on the walk down! I'm sorry!
Having a low libido and not talking about my sex life.
I used to have a friend in my early 20's that would tell me that once I actually got some good d in me I would feel differently and actually want to share.
I never understood how I could be reverse s**t shamed and feel embarrassed about keeping my privacy.
I'll admit my libido peaked when I was in my late teens. After having a baby it's gone down and now sex just seems overrated, a lot of work and something I feel I must do for someone else, and that doesn't sit well with me. I don't feel any sort of sexual attraction to anyone I find otherwise attractive, in that I would love for them to hug me. That's really all I care about it is snuggling up to someone and feeling loved. Guess I didn't get enough of that in my last relationship. All he wanted was sex, sex, sex.
Showing more skin at the beach. I was raised being taught it was wrong. I’m trying to work up the courage to show my belly. It’s all very embarrassing.
Just do a little at a time, only when you are comfy show a little more.
Saying "no". Whether it's a stranger trying to sell you something or someone you love.
2 things. 1, saying "Your welcome". I don't know why but it sounds really rude to me. "Hey, I like your shirt! Unicorns are so cool!" "Oh, thanks!" "Your welcome!" It sounds like someone is super self absorbed and, yeah, I just complimented you for my own self gain >=}. And 2, Talking to my friends when I see them outside of school. I get super anxiety.
You're welcome! What you should be embarrassed about is your lack of understanding second grade grammar!
I've a few: Asking for help when I need help, getting hurt and getting scared about it, going to a public restaurant with friends, and ordering more than 2 things, liking a show that like,1 person in my friend group hates, When the teacher shares my grade with the class, especially when it's really low, and when I have a wrong opinion
Ok, that teacher thing isn't your fault, they sound really mean, but everything else is ok! It's ok to ask for help, and get hurt! It's ok to order 2 things or something sim-complicated! It's ok to have your own opinions! To help yourself feel better, you gotta find someone that my friend calls a comfort person. They help you with your problems, and you help them!
Carrying anything to and around school. Like a lunchbox, school project, or a change of clothes. It just seems humiliating for some reason to just have to carry around a plastic bag or a giant piece of cardboard. I don’t get why.
Breathing audibly when walking up a hill
Let me fix that sentence a bit *Breathing audibly when taking an important test
Therapy. When I started therapy I thought people were gong to see me differently and I was so so embarassed of going. I still kinda am but now I understand that I really needed it.
I still haven’t gone to get the therapy I know I desperately need, all because my mother told me when I was a kid that mental illness doesn’t exist, and “depressed” people are just trying to get attention :’) Oh, and of course, people who want to end themselves are just looking for pity. Thanks, mom! My dad had to sneak me to a therapist when I was 16. (Ironically my mother is, at the least, bipolar, and her paternal grandmother was literally an institutionalized schizophrenic. But it’s cool, I just want pity and attention!) I’m 40 now and her c**p still affects me. I know I need to take care of myself soon, though.
(This might not quite be right for this sorry)
When I went to school and your class was late for assembelly for whatever reason, it could have been the teachers fault or something but it would be called 'The Walk Of Shame' and so something that isn't your fault was made to make you feel awkward or embarrased and yeah.
Being silly and then getting roasted by my best teacher. I miss her.
Oh yeah I miss the teacher I had for 7th grade social studies, he was so. fun. He knew I was super talkative so he would put me next to his desk so I would talk to him instead and then he would move me to the back of the class as far away from his as possible. When I talked in class he would say "willow stop talking please" and i would whisper "sorry!" and he would sigh and say "i can even hear your whispers. that's great.". once, i wanted to be taller than him so i walked on my tiptoes all day (he was still taller) and he looked me in the eyes and called me a shorty pants. And at the end of the year he told me "have fun in 8th grade, don't give the teachers too much trouble" (because i gave him the most trouble) i miss him so. so. so much, he was so fun. (EDIT: i forgot to say once we were coming up to vote on something and my last name starts with S and he said "anyone with a last name a-g come up...... now h-r......... now t-z....... okay i think we're done" and he was looking at me the whole time. It was funny because everybody noticed and I was the only one in the class with a last name starting in S so that was even better)
voice cracks.
I love when my voice cracks, it makes everybody laugh and I like making people laugh. Also it makes me laugh too. It's funny.
Nursing a baby in public. I was never embarrassed about it, but I notice that other women seem to be self-conscious and cover up the baby with a cloth. I think everyone needs to relax about this! I think it’s adorable and should be encouraged.
Understandable. There are places that do ban public breastfeeding, like at malls, where they have nursing rooms mall staff expect you to use. Breastfed babies have to be nursed often, especially when they're young. I was told to nurse every 2 hours for 45 minutes (yeah...) and I just found it incredibly lonely. Everyone thinks you want all this privacy when all you really want is to be around people, even if it's sitting on a mall bench, or on the couch having a conversation with family and friends. Not being tucked away in a dark room with the door closed. I can't lie and say that the loneliness didn't exasperate my depression.
Using the school locker room after gym class and taking a shower
Admitting your feelings for someone and getting rejected :)
As someone who has rejected "lots" of people ( really just in elementary school, but some in middle and high), it's mostly cause I don't feel like dating. The person/people who have rejected you probly felt the same
saying v@gina. men say d**k all the time-
I'm just uncomfortable with the word vagina. Something about the word, itself. It's so.... prominent and harsh sounding, and doesn't really feel like it's a good sounding word to be used for our lotus traps.
singing in front of literally my grandma or mom when they are literally the ones who be hearing my loud mouth sing
I hate singing in front of anybody when I'm actually trying to sound semi-okay or trying to practice bc i think they'll judge me but i'll randomly start singing super loud and off key at like school or whatever and feel no embarrassment at all, its weirdd
asking for a tampon.
being at school and having to go to the nurse.
I can relate to the nurse thing. Especially since I had undiagnosed anxiety for awhile. I would say I was sick and i’d get picked up by my mom because I was having anxiety and I wasn’t sick. My elementary school nurse was the worst! She’d never listen if you where actually sick
Buying sanitary products and a young Male is the checkout
Eating healthy or trying to better your mental or physical health when there are other people around.
For example, every time I try and eat more healthy food (still living at home with my parents) I get anxious that my mum will ask why I put this or that on the shopping list as we don't normally buy it. Or why I was making so much noise/moving around so much upstairs (exercising. My bedroom is right above the kitchen) She asked the first time I did it, but anytime after that, nothing.
I want to eat better but I don't know how to cook, and I can't look it up because I have to ask for permission to visit websites on my phone, and most recipe websites are blocked on my school chromebook (which I am using right now to be on boredpanda) and I'm not going to ask my mom bc she'll tell me that I can join her diet. Like, I am not trying to be VEGAN, like she is, I'm trying to be HEALTHIER, while still being allowed to eat animal products. And if I tell her I don't wanna join her diet she'll accuse me of hating her cooking. Theres no winning. :/ and exercising YES I can't exercise up in my room I am super anxious someone will hear me or walk in on me
blowing your nose in the bathroom when it's really, really quiet
love music that everybody "hated" like for exemple Nickelback. everyone make fun of them and i'm pretty sure they have lot of fans but many of them must keep it hiding. i remember when i was younger i had a tape of a female singer (not a "cool" one) and one of the guy at my school try to make fun of me for liking it. i just didn't care and the mocking stopped right there. i never be ashamed of loving something
Taking off a cover up or shirt at the beach
Using a public restroom. Especially if there's someone in the stall next to you.
Trying to create a username and every entry to try gets rejected because it's already in use so after your 153rd fail attempt you choose a name out of frustration that you know for certain no one would ever use, and now everyone thinks you are a sicko.
When my brother watches a kid's TV show and even though I'm not watching it, I still get embarassed when my dad walks into the room even tho i didn't choose nor watch the show.
Even if you were watching it there's no reason to be embarrassed! Kids shows can be fun. I occasionally watch Spongebob after my children go to bed XD
Whenever I sing. I sing rlly well! I just get embarrassed
Same, but I know I'm not good at singing. I just do it for fun but I get embarrassed when I forget a word of the song or can't hold the note without needing a breath, even though literally nobody cares that I mess up
Every time That I couldn’t hold a fart in front my husband I just looked at him and say : I hate you ! Because I’m get so embarrassed and I know he will make fun of me.
I know that everyone’s embarrassments are individual and valid, but NO ONE should have to fear farting in front of their significant other. Try not to do it directly in their nose/mouth (unless they’re into it?) but otherwise… THEY fart too, we all do, and no one should have to fear that their partner will mock them or make fun of them for passing gas. :( I know it’s been a year since this was originally posted, but I’m sending a hug through time and space to OP!
Fart when you are delivering a baby.. It's normal, but super embarrassing
Many things. My body being one of the main ones. I am I'm at a healthy weight for me and my genetics, but I still feel like I have to live up to expectations even though they're from myself for the most part, it's heavily impacted by society, however. I always feel slightly embarrassed if I'm proud of myself and let others know, because some small part of me always says 'Tch, you could do better' and that's the part I pay attention to most, unfortunately.
YOU ARE THE BEST YOU! YOU TRYING MEANS YOU DID YOUR BEST AND NOTHING CAN CHANGE THAT! I also bet you look good! Society can suck it!
So my parents are going through a bit of weight loss,and also my brother is realy super intense,and I dont like talking about it.
Walking past victoria secret as a young lesbian (and to this day too). Idk if this is how it is with dudes but definitely for me.
I love your pfp! (Season 2 coming out in a few weeks in Disney plus!)
Just like someone from earlier, compliments. Especially when a girl gives them. Then I make a face I'll post in the comments.
Bringing a school project into school in the morning.
asking to go to the bathroom ins chops. i have no idea why it’s so embarrassing.
Eating in public I feel like everyone is looking at me especially (as a black man) when I eat fry chicken lol
Unshaved legs. Like I have literally horror dreams about going out in pretty dress or shorts and THEN turns out that I have some fresh hair on my calves
Eating out by yourself.
I used to be so conscious about my body, and how I have to consciously hold in my stomach muscles so that I can breathe properly (thoracogenic scoliosis). It made my posture weird. Also being body shamed by family members and other kids at school. Now I'm the opposite. I DGAF. I walk around my house in my underwear (or completely stark naked), and my kids don't care either. We have a "if you don't want to wear pants, you don't have to" policy at home.
I am so self conscious about my body I instinctively suck in my stomach, even if i am super way too skinny I still suck it in, I can't stop myself, it just happens. Even when no one can see me, like when I'm in the shower or home alone. The only time it stops is when I'm asleep.
going to a public bathroom when you need to poop. farting and burping in general it's nature
being overweight. we all are there saying, it's ok, we accept you, etc... but let's face it. you're never looked the same way if you're not. i've been overweight all my life even if i always being sportive (lot of hockey and karate when i was younger) i never like to look at myself, that's why i always hated to take pictures of myself and why i don't have a lot.
Person, I bet your beautiful. I said this in another comment, but, society can suck it! I have "weird taste" ( my friend sent a picture of Oreo mango popsicle and it looks really good to me). Me being bi means that 25-50% of society doesn't accept me, who cares?! I live for me, no one else. Be proud of yourself, not ashamed! I know it's hard, but you need to learn to love your self!
Pooping in a public toilet or at work. Everyone poops but I will hold it until the other person leaves the bathroom at my work.
Getting changed before and after swimming in the changing rooms. I mean I’m naked in a public place right. Not to mention being in the smallest item of clothing I own in public while actually swimming!!
Yeah, that's why I just come with a bathing suit on with regular clothes on over. Then, when your done swimming, just put those cloths back on. If you are going to go somewhere important after, then bring an extra pair of cloths. This might seem excessive, but it works for me
Crying in public.
Ugh, same. Everyone starts crowding you at school and usually no one pays attention to you in public. They are both either annoying or sad. That's why you need a person you 100% trust to confide in and visa vera!
Being an Ultra, Ultra Sensitive! Tried to keep her under wraps for decades until I realized it’s my Super Power, and that it makes me an excellent at any thing I have ever done in life!
Dental Hygienist, Body Worker, Communications and Relationship Consultant, EFT educator, Author, Poet, Shamanic Practitioner, Equine Education Facilitator, a loving Horse Woman, wife, Mother, friend!
Truly, thank you. I grew up feeling like there was something deeply wrong with me until I was in my late 30s I realized it is a super power! You are great!
Buying toilet paper. Yep.
This may sound crazy but speaking Spanish. My moms family is from Peru but she didn’t teach me when I was little so when I say stuff in Spanish in front of them the start treating me like a baby. I probably shouldn’t be embarrassed about that but I am.
When your a kid it’s Either flushing the toilet at night while everyone’s asleep, or having to wait at the cash register while your mom/dad goes back to get bread or something and the cashier is going faster with the items. And you don’t know how to pay cause your a kid.
My past self, because things cannot be undone and I keep changing in order to be a better human being and not going back to my shameful me
Cringing at your past self means you have grown! ( I read that on a random website. Donno why)
I got just recently diagnosed with HSV 1. I just feel so ashamed for the whole ordeal and am very afraid of passing it to my friends by accident. The burning blisters make me feel foul, ugly and "tainted". I also feel like no one would be willing to date me since I'll be carrying it for the rest of my life.
I wish I could just dig a hole in the ground and hide there (/^")
Getting up at a restaurant or social gathering to use the restroom. Everyone has to, so why is it so embarrassing???
Incontinence of whatever kind. Wetting yourself involuntarily doesn't make you less of a man, less of a woman, less of a personm less of an adult, or less of anything at all to begin with - but it feels like it does, because it's treated like it would.
ive had 5 nerve burns done in my lower back, and at 37yo(M) i pee a little just sitting or breathing about 2 to 3 times a week.
It broke my heart how many people said "periods" in this article. We need to normalize people with vaginas getting periods. Talk about it. Share when you're on yours. It's normal.
I was thinking the same thing! But it's everything about the female body that isn't discussed from 1st period to last. Having a baby to raising kids. Like it's still 1950 and women are seen & not heard. Somehow every generation passes down the shame of what should be normal conversation
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I think something that doesn't get talked about more is your bodily smell and the way it can make you feel if you think you don't smell good. You watch movies that show someone working out, and of course she/he gets 1 little sweat mark going down the front of their shirt but their hair and makeup is sill perfect. Characters come home from working all day or being at the gym and just start having sex/oral sex and no one is ever like 'I need a shower first'. No one ever gets up from a chair and leaves a sweat mark. No one ever tells you your vagina will occasionally smell bad for whatever reason and it's usually perfectly normal. No one tells you if you have bigger boobs that you might get a gross, wet rash under them almost all the time. No one tells you that you might have stained underwear because your vagina excretes stuff regularly when it's healthy. And you never see stained undies on tv/movies. Our mothers never talked about this stuff so you think something is wrong with you.
I get super embarrassed at the beach walking around in between everyone's little set up and finding there's a group of young women I have walk around to get to the boardwalk. For some reason they sneer and laugh at me. I don't get why. Like, just continue basting in the sun and ignore my elephant stomps as I try to wade through the hot sand.
Simple bodily functions. Sweating, farting, having to use the bathroom. It's actually unhealthy not to, or trying to postpone
Having an invisible illness.. I have chronic pain disease which affects my muscles and joints mostly. I get to go out 1 every two weeks approximately. It takes a lot of resting before and after and a lottt of painkillers often. I went to see Gabriel Iglesias Saturday and had a comfy blanket with me to cover the plastic chair. The looks on people's faces.. like a was a little entitled princess making her throne 🙄 eyerolls all over. Those days I would like to have a sticker on my forehead that says disabled. Or wave around my papers that proof it. 🤦🏻♀️ I try not to care about it but sometimes it is a bit hard
So many of these seem like they were posted by young people under 25. If that's you, you should know that a lot of the embarrassment of many of these will go away as you get older. Others seem more like a social anxiety thing. If that's you, try exposing yourself to these triggers a little at a time. That's gone a LONG way for me!
Kind of like the restaurant one (and I don't know if this is UK specific) but going to the cinema alone. I've done it lots of times and personally couldn't care less but when I tell people most look aghast. I've never understood what the problem is with it, at the end of the day I'm just going to watch a movie I want to see. Everyone sits there in the dark in silence anyway (most of the time) so what's the issue?
Last time i went to the cinema the girl was on her facebook nearly all the movie (that she chose) so yeah, def gonnna start going alone. Btw, said 'no thanks' to popcorn. Guess who had to shate his pop corn?
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I het rly embarrassed walking around woth my family for some reason. I also hate it when ppl are onto a song then I learn the lyrics and its not a thing anymore. I don't have any form of social media so i am always behind on things and its REALLY embarrassing.
When people try to make you feel embarrassed cuz you don't have exes or you're not divorced by certain age. "Never married" they say like it's a bad thing.lol sorry I thought marriage was technically for life
This may be just me, but I hate when a colleague brings a baby or toddler to work. Everybody else goes ga-ga, but I just stand there. Bring in a dog or at cat on the other hand ...
So many saying period, but not one saying menopause. When you are dripping with sweat, all red-faced and your body feels like a 150 degrees, and everybody around you knows you have reached "that age".
I am a bit surprised that so many are about periods. I'm actually not embarrassed at all about periods. I never got why I should be. Not in public bathrooms and not if it happens during sex. To me it's just so obvious that since I can't control it or choose it it's nothing to be embarrassed about. I find it so sad that that's not the norm.
Talking to someone about losing my fur baby of 17 years, before I know how they're going to react. I don't know if they'll empathize, or be one of those "it's just a dog" people.
It broke my heart how many people said "periods" in this article. We need to normalize people with vaginas getting periods. Talk about it. Share when you're on yours. It's normal.
I was thinking the same thing! But it's everything about the female body that isn't discussed from 1st period to last. Having a baby to raising kids. Like it's still 1950 and women are seen & not heard. Somehow every generation passes down the shame of what should be normal conversation
Load More Replies... I think something that doesn't get talked about more is your bodily smell and the way it can make you feel if you think you don't smell good. You watch movies that show someone working out, and of course she/he gets 1 little sweat mark going down the front of their shirt but their hair and makeup is sill perfect. Characters come home from working all day or being at the gym and just start having sex/oral sex and no one is ever like 'I need a shower first'. No one ever gets up from a chair and leaves a sweat mark. No one ever tells you your vagina will occasionally smell bad for whatever reason and it's usually perfectly normal. No one tells you if you have bigger boobs that you might get a gross, wet rash under them almost all the time. No one tells you that you might have stained underwear because your vagina excretes stuff regularly when it's healthy. And you never see stained undies on tv/movies. Our mothers never talked about this stuff so you think something is wrong with you.
I get super embarrassed at the beach walking around in between everyone's little set up and finding there's a group of young women I have walk around to get to the boardwalk. For some reason they sneer and laugh at me. I don't get why. Like, just continue basting in the sun and ignore my elephant stomps as I try to wade through the hot sand.
Simple bodily functions. Sweating, farting, having to use the bathroom. It's actually unhealthy not to, or trying to postpone
Having an invisible illness.. I have chronic pain disease which affects my muscles and joints mostly. I get to go out 1 every two weeks approximately. It takes a lot of resting before and after and a lottt of painkillers often. I went to see Gabriel Iglesias Saturday and had a comfy blanket with me to cover the plastic chair. The looks on people's faces.. like a was a little entitled princess making her throne 🙄 eyerolls all over. Those days I would like to have a sticker on my forehead that says disabled. Or wave around my papers that proof it. 🤦🏻♀️ I try not to care about it but sometimes it is a bit hard
So many of these seem like they were posted by young people under 25. If that's you, you should know that a lot of the embarrassment of many of these will go away as you get older. Others seem more like a social anxiety thing. If that's you, try exposing yourself to these triggers a little at a time. That's gone a LONG way for me!
Kind of like the restaurant one (and I don't know if this is UK specific) but going to the cinema alone. I've done it lots of times and personally couldn't care less but when I tell people most look aghast. I've never understood what the problem is with it, at the end of the day I'm just going to watch a movie I want to see. Everyone sits there in the dark in silence anyway (most of the time) so what's the issue?
Last time i went to the cinema the girl was on her facebook nearly all the movie (that she chose) so yeah, def gonnna start going alone. Btw, said 'no thanks' to popcorn. Guess who had to shate his pop corn?
Load More Replies... I het rly embarrassed walking around woth my family for some reason. I also hate it when ppl are onto a song then I learn the lyrics and its not a thing anymore. I don't have any form of social media so i am always behind on things and its REALLY embarrassing.
When people try to make you feel embarrassed cuz you don't have exes or you're not divorced by certain age. "Never married" they say like it's a bad thing.lol sorry I thought marriage was technically for life
This may be just me, but I hate when a colleague brings a baby or toddler to work. Everybody else goes ga-ga, but I just stand there. Bring in a dog or at cat on the other hand ...
So many saying period, but not one saying menopause. When you are dripping with sweat, all red-faced and your body feels like a 150 degrees, and everybody around you knows you have reached "that age".
I am a bit surprised that so many are about periods. I'm actually not embarrassed at all about periods. I never got why I should be. Not in public bathrooms and not if it happens during sex. To me it's just so obvious that since I can't control it or choose it it's nothing to be embarrassed about. I find it so sad that that's not the norm.
Talking to someone about losing my fur baby of 17 years, before I know how they're going to react. I don't know if they'll empathize, or be one of those "it's just a dog" people.
