I am pretty sure we are all no strangers to embarrassment. It's the feeling that none of us want to feel, and it really makes us want to hide. So much shame is attached to this emotion. Most of us just wished it never happened.

However, we are still in the real world. We can't avoid making mistakes sometimes. This means we have to learn how to deal with this feeling of embarrassment.

When we did something embarrassing, it is usually a mistake. We know we made the mistake, and everyone else knows we made the mistake. Now we really only have two choices. Deny it or own it.

Denying it is us trying to pretend that it never happened, hide, escape or shift the blame onto someone else. Unfortunately, this is the route people usually take when they feel embarrassed, but it actually makes the situation worse. Everyone else just saw what happened, and if we try to hide it, we become distrusting in their eyes.

The harder but better way to handle public embarrassment is to own up to it. If you own up to your mistake and taking the responsibility for it, people usually give you much more respect for it. It's a lot of pressure to take responsibility for your actions, which is something that grows us and people respect.

This also has a secondary effect, which is you become more congruence with yourself every time you own up to it. You start to trust yourself more, and your self-esteem escalates.

True or False - I feel embarrassed when someone talks about my appearance.