Because they spent their childhoods fending for themselves and learning to be independent, people raised in the 60s and 70s ...

It's an age-old question — and no, I don't mean the one about trees falling in the forest. It's a much more pressing one, and it goes something like this: If we do something embarrassing and there's ...

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, ...

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 ...

In 2003, I turned in an extra credit project for my high school business law class. I had perfectly interwoven what was essentially the story of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with a gripping ...

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.

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 ...