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Embarrassed by what I like? No way!

Prompt: Have you ever felt embarrassed by things you used to like?

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I don’t think so. Not at my age. When I was a teen, just about everything embarrassed me. I used to blush a lot too. Then, I would get embarrassed for blushing.

No more! And not especially with the things I like. Plus, it has been a very long time since my teenage years.

The definition for embarrassment is a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness. Sometimes, the actions of those close to me, not finding the exact word I am looking for, a messy house, a faux pas that slips from my lips, and things like that embarrass me. Those things are my dislikes, too. Then, I am also embarrassed not for myself but on behalf of other people who openly point out to others’ tiny mistakes, putting those mistakes in public spotlight.

How one wishes to be seen and what is perceived by others has to do with embarrassment. Embarrassment Is not the same as shame as shame has moral overtones such as the failing of one’s character. Embarrassment may be painful but it is only the result of some insignificant social mistake, which we are all bound to do.

As to the things I like to do-- like writing, reading, watching YouTube, and nature--, they are what I like, and there is nothing embarrassing about one’s likes.