“I’m just tired of being embarrassed by it. I’m beyond that,” the Nirvana star said in a 1994 interview ...

Many people who live their lives in accordance with social norms or struggle with self-esteem and digesting other people's opinions too deeply are also often embarrassed in their everyday routines, ...

Most of us know what it’s like to be embarrassed. We all have at least a few stories of humiliation and shame. Everyone—except maybe the Queen of England—is capable of the occasional public faux pas.

We all have insecurities that make it harder to feel confident at times. My biggest insecurity is that I am constantly embarrassing myself. Feeling that way makes me second-guess what I say or how I’m ...

Picture this: it's your first day at a new job. You're about to introduce yourself to a large group of people you'll be working with—and promptly fall flat on your face. Not exactly the entrance you ...

Just as some people are shy and others brash, some people are easily embarrassed by circumstances that would not trouble anyone else. They have an exaggerated concern about the impression they are ...

Aside from sociopaths and people who are in certain breeds of cults, everyone experiences some level of social anxiety. Some get sweaty palms right before it’s their turn to speak in public. Others ...

Dredging up her past. Britney Spears broke her silence about the “Framing Britney Spears” documentary about her life, but behind closed doors, she is more concerned than she let on in her public ...