How do you deal with cringe???

[lonewolfcypriot]

Do you have those moments when you think about something you said or done in the past and feel embarrassed by it? Well I do and I have had a lot of moments in my life where I wish that I could go back in time and prevent it from occurring. There are cringe moments which are quite mild that people tend to make a big deal out of for e.g. getting your pants ripped. I am not that sort of person,

the cringe moments I've had are much worse than getting my pants ripped mate. Stuff that I said to parents or strangers just make me angry with myself because these moments, you don't realise what you are doing at the present moment and you think that it is normal behaviour but it is actually not. I realise that it is apart of being human and the only way to recover is to not do it again but you always fall into that trap. Who knows, I might even cringe by viewing this thread in a weeks time. Who knows?
I also fall into the trap where I am always contradicting myself but lately I have become much more consistent and am not as bi-polar as I used to be.

[Taiguaitiaoghyrmmumin]

Do you have those moments when you think about something you said or done in the past and feel embarrassed by it? Well I do and I have had a lot of moments in my life where I wish that I could go back in time and prevent it from occurring. There are cringe moments which are quite mild that people tend to make a big deal out of for e.g. getting your pants ripped. I am not that sort of person,

the cringe moments I've had are much worse than getting my pants ripped mate. Stuff that I said to parents or strangers just make me angry with myself because these moments, you don't realise what you are doing at the present moment and you think that it is normal behaviour but it is actually not. I realise that it is apart of being human and the only way to recover is to not do it again but you always fall into that trap. Who knows, I might even cringe by viewing this thread in a weeks time. Who knows?

Dont worry, could be worse. Look at CV. He is still doing it.

[lonewolfcypriot]

CV?

[Taiguaitiaoghyrmmumin]

CV?

Christiano Viejo.

[lonewolfcypriot]

I don't understand, how is CV cringe?

[Borealis]

I dunno i have too many cringey moments and it definitely takes a toll on u

[Mortimer]

Yes often.

[Kazimiera]

I used to get stressed about things I said. I'd lie awake nights wondering what the person/people think of me. It caused me great anxiety. Then I began to reflect and recognise the moment at which things "went wrong". I made a concerted effort to recognise those situations before I said/behaved in a way which would cause me distress.

I still do stupid things every now and again, but I don't waste any time thinking about it. What is done is done. People have short memories anyway - unless you do something REALLY noteworthy. I'm guilty of 'noteworthy' too, but don't care about it anymore. I just laugh about it because there isn't anything else I can do about it.

You mention the ripped pants. I had that happen to me once. I got out the car and had to bend down. In retrospect, this is the moment the pants tore. But off I went. I took a 2km walk through the town, strolling along and minding my own business. Nobody said a thing. After my walk I went to a fish and chips shop to get some supper. The woman behind the counter leaned over and whispered, "Ma'am, I don't know if you know but your pants are torn". Not just were they torn a bit, the material had given way from hip to hip!!

[Taiguaitiaoghyrmmumin]

I don't understand, how is CV cringe?

Ok I just laughed this off. Thats one way of doing it I guess.

[Marinus]

I was biking with my nephews the other day, cyclists are faggots but whatever, when suddenly I felt a massive fart coming, better out than in, I stop my bike and pretend I'm tying my shoe laces, I look around and the coast is clear, but just as I unleash the perfect storm, the door of the house that I happened to stop in front of opens, some woman came out to put her recycling in the wheellie bin, this was her facial expression:



I just climbed back on the bike, nodded her farewell and went on my way, I was hoping to get run over by a double decker, but such is my luck I'm still here.


To deal with real life cringe I just log in to TA, and realise that life could always be worse, then I feel better.