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Do you want to crawl under a rock or laugh it off?
By Kelcey Connors — Written on Jun 16, 2017
Being embarrassed SUCKS. But it happens to everyone and it happens all the time, so there really isn't anything to be ashamed about.
Some people get away super-easy though. Their most embarrassing moment is something small, like burping in someone's face.
Other people, though, have to deal with their embarrassment on a bigger scale — like falling flat on their face during graduation in front of everyone. I don't care if they say they're not embarrassed... good for them! But we all know that doesn't happen without upsetting you at least a little bit.
What's important about getting embarrassed is how you decide to handle it.
I have so much respect for people who handle their embarrassment with grace. They snap right back like nothing happened and continue on.
But everyone handles their embarrassment in their own way, and there’s definitely no judgment here.
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I’ve probably had just about every reaction thinkable. Laughing. Laughing so hard that I’ve cried. No laughing at all ... just crying.
And I've definitely tried to run away from the situation or try to bring someone else down with me.
It's always hard to decide how you're going to react to any situation. But maybe we don't have as much of a choice that we think.
Maybe our zodiac signs play a huge part in whether we bounce back real quick or hide in a corner and never leave the house again. I mean, the stars have a lot to say about our personalities, how we react and how we deal, so why not with embarrassment too?
Read on to see how all the different zodiac signs react to being embarrassed!
Aries (March 21- April 19)
You try to laugh off whatever happened, but you're also looking how to get the attention off of you as fast as possible.
While you're laughing, you might look to find someone else who is going through something equally as embarrassing. You will gladly throw them under the bus as long as everyone stops looking at you.
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Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
When something embarrassing happens, you freeze in your tracks. You pray that the stiller you stand, the less likely anyone can see you or what has happened.
While you're frozen, you're searching for safety. You have to strategically plan the best escape possible to make sure no more attention is brought to yourself.
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Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
When something embarrassing happens to you, there’s no hiding it because you are bright red.
You try and laugh it off, but everyone knows it's just a cover. So you try to see if you can drag anyone down with you.
Or if you’re embarrassed by what someone said about you, before you can think better of it, you’ll fight back with something equally hurtful.
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Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
When you are embarrassed, you try and plaster a smile on your face, but really you're using that as a cover to try and blink away the tears that are starting to form.
You're silently convincing yourself that whatever has happened isn't worth crying over.
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Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Are you even embarrassed? No one can tell because you do a great job at covering it.
If only they knew. In reality, you are crying on the inside. You can't help but replay the situation in your head over and over again only making yourself more upset.
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Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
There are two ways you handle getting embarrassed and there’s no telling which one will come out.
The first way is that you just let it slide. You're super chill and don't really care because you know that everyone gets embarrassed, and the moment will pass soon enough.
However, you can react completely opposite, especially if it's someone else fault why you're embarrassed. In that case, you get angry and they definitely know the reason why.
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Libra (September 23 - October 22)
No one is really sure how you feel when you become embarrassed — you're often laughing and crying at the same time.
Are you crying because you're in pain? Are you laughing because you're covering up that pain? Or do you actually find this situation that funny that it has moved you to tears?
That's for you to know. (The rest of us can only guess.)
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Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
If you are embarrassed, you honestly feel like it’s the end of the world. And God help anyone who laughs at you.
They might think it’s innocent to laugh and that you might do the same, but, little do they know, they just made your eternal enemy list.
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Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
You didn't get embarrassed. And no one can prove that you did.
You will insist up and down, for hours if needed, that you were not embarrassed and, in fact, the situation wasn’t even your fault. No one will see you waver from this argument.
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Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
When you get embarrassed, you definitely take it personally. You put on a brave face in front of everyone else, but you look for any reason to excuse yourself or even leave early.
And, once you're alone, you let your hurt and embarrassment show for an audience of one.
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Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
You’re embarrassed and it SHOWS. You don't full-on burst into tears, but the expression on your face gives your feelings away.
It only takes a few minutes for you to feel like yourself again, but there was no hiding the embarrassment that was all over your face.
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Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
Embarrassing stuff happens and you know that.
But why are you still thinking about that one time in health class in 11th grade when you were so embarrassed that your secret crush got announced to the class?
That was FOREVER ago — why is it still haunting you?!
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