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Sunday Firesides: Your Awkward Moment is Going, Going . . . Gone

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Kate McKay
Dec 18, 2024
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Your Awkward Moment is Going, Going . . . Gone by Sunday Firesides.

Why does it sting so severely when we embarrass ourselves in front of others?

Anthropologists would likely say it’s a carry-over reflex from our primitive days; we feel anxious about being ostracized from the protections of the tribe.

Maybe so, but it probably also has something to do with the fact that it’s a little terrifying to know that an image of ou…

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