what is the cringe memory that keeps you up at night?

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1. Things I use to say and believe when I was severly mentally ill from the ages of 15-20

2. Everything cringe memory I have, literally. Particularly when I’ve asked women out or tried to flirt.

3. The cringe memory that keeps me up at night is from a couple years ago when I was flirting with a girl I liked. I was trying to be smooth and confident, but ended up coming across as creepy and desperate. I remember the look of discomfort on her face and it still haunts me to this day. I learned a valuable lesson about how important it is to read social cues and respect boundaries.

4. Reddit.

   All of it

5. Looking back at my Facebook posts from 2011 when I was a emo high schooler who would write out of context phrases aimed at nobody because I was APPARENTLY training to become a future Karen soccer mom….

   Example: “When she asks you if your ok, but you can only reply with a nod because your holding back tears”

   If I could go back in time I would literally beat myself with an aluminum bat.

6. My entire life from age 7 to around 20. I was an awkward loser clusterfuck. Good times.

7. One time I got locked out of my house, and had to use my neighbors phone (before cell phones; tells you it’s deep), I was 12/13. My neighbor answered, was super sweet, gave me a phone, and she said, “you know, you are welcome to stay inside here until your parents come home.”

   What came out as my response was, “oh, I know, no thank you.”

   Ugh. *I know*? What kind of response is that to a generous offer…