Embarrassment is...
Discomfort in reaction to behaviors or actionsbelieved to be incongruentwith societal standards, outside expectations, or personal standards.
A universal human emotion
Embarrassment can be difficult to work through, especially in today’s world of social media and curated highlight reels. Human nature often leads us to engage in social comparison, where we assess our own worth and abilities by comparing ourselves to others. This can lead to feelings of inadequacy.
Feeling embarrassed?
It’s important to question the internalized perceptions of what you think you’ve done to cause such emotion. Getting to the core of where the lack ofconfidence stems from is a great start to understanding, evaluating, and progressing your level of self-assuredness.
Focusing on and embracingopen, authentic, real-life communitiesand connectionscan help maintain a healthier perspective on one’s life. We’re all pretty new here in the grand scheme of things. — going through it together.
With love,
