NOT TO BE dramatic about it or anything, but I suffer quite acutely from second-hand embarrassment. But listen, don’t worry, no cards or flowers are necessary.
This affliction is why I cannot watch hidden camera shows, and why I have made straight to the bar and buried my head in my phone while stand-up comedians have died on their arse.
This is also why I instantly turn away when someone does something vaguely humiliating, or why I prepare to turn away if I even sense that something vaguely humiliating is about to occur.
And it’s definitely why I have been known to avert my gaze when people accept accolades on-stage in fear that the hand-over might be anything less than seamless.
Indeed, Jennifer Lawrence’s fall at the Academy Awards in 2013 taught me I should probably start averting my gaze from the minute the winner rises from their seat.
Considering the fact I willingly broadcast all of my own most embarrassing moments – of which there are countless – to anyone who’ll listen, I seriously struggle when I see anyone else embarrassing themselves.
But what about you? Is second-hand embarrassment something you’re all too familiar with?
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