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  2. Embarrassment - Wikipedia

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    Personal embarrassment can also stem from the actions of others who place the embarrassed person in a socially awkward situation—such as a parent showing one's baby pictures to friends, having someone make a derogatory comment about one's appearance or behavior, discovering one is the victim of gossip, being rejected by another person (see ...

  3. Awkward silence - Wikipedia

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    An awkward silence or awkward pause is an uncomfortable pause in a conversation or presentation. [1] The unpleasant nature of such silences is associated with feelings of anxiety as the participants feel pressure to speak but are unsure of what to say next. [2] In conversation, average pause length varies by language, culture and context.

  4. Alexithymia - Wikipedia

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    Alexithymia, also called emotional blindness, [1] is a neuropsychological phenomenon characterized by significant challenges in recognizing, expressing, feeling, sourcing, [2] and describing one's emotions. [3] [4] [5] It is associated with difficulties in attachment and interpersonal relations. [6]

  5. Feeling social anxiety ahead of holiday gatherings? 'Everyone ...

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    "Everyone's feeling rusty, everyone's feeling awkward, everyone's feeling stressed and anxious," Seham, attending psychologist and director of Arts and Integrative Medicine at Montefiore Health ...

  6. Shyness - Wikipedia

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    Shyness (also called diffidence) is the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness especially when a person is around other people. This commonly occurs in new situations or with unfamiliar people; a shy person may simply opt to avoid these situations.

  7. What those awkward relationship dreams mean - AOL

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    'What that means is that you're feeling cheated out of your. On "Steve Harvey," host Harvey spoke with dream expert Lauri Loewenberg to analyze what those awkward relationship dreams mean. First ...

  8. Vicarious embarrassment - Wikipedia

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    Vicarious embarrassment (also known as secondhand, empathetic, or third-party embarrassment and also as Spanish shame [1] [2] or Fremdschämen in German [3] [4]) is the feeling of embarrassment from observing the embarrassing actions of another person. Unlike general embarrassment, vicarious embarrassment is not the feelings of embarrassment ...

  9. Nervous laughter - Wikipedia

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    Nervous laughter is laughter provoked from an audience's expression of alarm, embarrassment, discomfort or confusion, rather than amusement.Nervous laughter is usually less robust in expression than "a good belly laugh", and may be combined with confused glances or awkward silence on the part of others in the audience.