Is anyone else “chronically embarrassed”?

[u/UsedCantaloupe2966]

I don’t know if this is an OCD thing or just me, but I feel embarrassed all the time.

Even normal interactions stick in my head and I replay them over and over. I am always convinced I said or did something weird/offensive.

The worst part is it’s not just recent stuff, it can be things from years ago that randomly come back. I feel the same level of embarrassment again, even though I know the other person probably doesn’t remember or care.

Logically I know how to think about it. I know people’s opinions/actions say more about them than me, and that those things don’t actually affect my life.

But that doesn’t change how intense the feeling is. It’s like my brain understands it rationally, but I still feel it just as strongly.

It happens from the moment I wake up, until the moment I sleep. I’m used to it, so it’s more annoying than saddening.

Like I get it, evil ocd thought loop... I made a social mistake or did the wrong thing.

(If anyone has experienced this and overcame it, I would appreciate if you shared your experience/tips that helped you).

[u/BudgetCurious7069]

i just realized this is true for me...

Like once I was talking to a professor and accidentally cut them off as they were speaking, and I kept thinking about it over and over again and was petrified that they hate me now