Being Embarrassed All The Time
How I deal with feeling shameful all the time
I get embarrassed easily.
I get embarrassed by the way I answer the phone. I get embarrassed by the way I walk. I get embarrassed by the amount of time it takes me to choose the right avocado in the supermarket.
I get embarrassed at night, thinking back on all the times I made a fool of myself.
Of course, it’s not the end of the world to feel embarrassed from time to time. But if you’re embarrassed easily, like I am, it can definitely hold you back. If you’re always punishing yourself for every small mistake, you become cautious.
You start over-analyzing your own behavior, and it gets harder and harder to take risks and be spontaneous.
And the feeling of cringe isn’t exactly a pleasant feeling.
As Carl Gustav Jung puts it:
‘Shame is a soul eating emotion.’
Which is why I decided (as part of my journey, to be more vulnerable and less risk-averse) to deal with my constant embarrassment.
Why we feel shame
Shame is defined as “the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or…
