You know those random flashbacks to something embarrassing you did in middle school or said during a convo 6 years ago — and suddenly you’re filled with secondhand shame for your own past self? Why does our brain do this? Is there a reason we hold onto that stuff when everyone else probably forgot it ever happened? I genuinely don’t know the answer
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I was told it was a form of OCD/AD(H)D. I’ve also personally discovered that certain strains of marijuana make it worse, indica strains specifically for me.
Just fyi, you may not remember other peoples’ cringe, but everyone remembers yours. Specifically yours.
But seriously: it’s just how the brain works. Like many quirks it has, we can just speculate. I’m sure there are some evolutionary psychology “theories” about this, but in the end it’s basically guessing with extra steps.
i’ve wondered about this myself, but now that i’m getting older i’m able to laugh about it.
i have felt embarrassed but the way i see it is that shit happened so long ago, then i immediately snap out of it. it’s starting to happen less and less so that’s a plus
Yes, constantly.
Because I remember.
youre the one who got embarrassed , not them. People may remember if you did something so pathetic or particular that it served as a lesson not to fuck up that way for themselves
Accept the mantra that sometimes I am an ass, sometimes you are an ass, sometimes everyone’s an ass. You learn and move on and forget.
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i think it’s because when we were cave people we needed to remember the bad shit we did so we wouldn’t do it again
I’ve reached the age where I look back at my most cringy moments, I’m now the only one still alive to remember. It’s a sad kind of relief.
It’s probably just a way that we remember lessons learned so as to avoid repeating past mistakes.
I’m replying again because I can’t see your reply.
I was told it was a form of OCD/AD(H)D. I’ve also personally discovered that certain strains of marijuana make it worse, indica strains specifically for me.
Because you’ve grown as a person and are comparing your past actions to your current self.
because people hate themselves.