Body function embarrassment: You're Not the Only One

And after all that walking, all that humidity, the sheer *olfactory evidence* was going to be overwhelming. …

I just… I can’t believe it, and I’m so ANGRY at myself, because I stood up there, in front of everyone, giving this HUGE presentation that literally my whole career depends on, and I could just FEEL… …

I landed in this city with my last twenty quid, hoping for some kind of a break, some quiet after weeks of hostels that felt more like sardine cans, and I thought, okay, this one looked decent… …

It's the silent meditation class, the one that promises a 'deep dive into the present moment. …

so like the other night at the party everyone takes off their shoes right just like you're supposed to and my feet have been WALKING all day and my socks are you know what I mean like it's a real… …

You know that feeling—standing there, big speech, the blue shirt clinging to your armpits, your father's ghost whispering "don't embarrass us.

I was at this funeral today, for a guy from my old platoon, and this old man, probably like eighty, was sitting a few rows up, and he just starts coughing, really wet, really deep, and then there’s… …

I’m doing this backpacking trip, right? …

I stood there, at the door of Miriam's dinner party, shoes in hand, and the absolute stench hit me. …

I saw an old man coughing at the funeral and this long string of snot came out and hung there and I thought about laughing but I didn't want my family to see me and think I don't respect the dead but… …

I swear to god I almost walked out of that meeting when I felt the cold wet circles blooming on my silk blouse, realizing I'd forgotten nursing pads and now everyone was going to think I'd spilled… …

We spend a lifetime accumulating these little pinpricks, these small shames, and then one day you’re seventy, and they’re all still there, shimmering just beneath the surface, waiting for a quiet… …

First date in like, a year, a real one, not just a quick coffee between therapy appointments for my mom, and I’m in this super fancy place, quiet as a damn library, take a tiny sip of sparkling… …

I remember those first weeks back at the mill, after my maternity leave. …

I am still so absolutely furious about this, I swear to God. …

I was at the library today — finals week, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. …

I don't know if this even counts as a confession, but like… am I the only one who just wants to SCREAM when your stomach growls SO loud in a silent library during finals week that everyone at the… …

And now I’m backpacking – a thing I always wanted to do but never had the time for, because, you know, corporate life – and I just had this incredibly humiliating experience. …

I was on this first date, right, super nice place, quiet, you know, the kind where you can actually hear yourself think, and I'm trying to make a good impression, totally put-together. …

i was in the library yesterday during finals week the main reading room you know the one with the huge windows and all those long communal tables where everyone pretends to be studying but is… …