I wonder if this is something that has to do with my low self-esteem and my perfectionism but I often feel embarrassed, in various situations. Then I can't forget the embarrassing situation and it keeps spinning inside my head over and over again.
It goes from stupid, simple situations such as my phone going off in class or me knocking off a stand with brochures at the dentist's, to me not remembering the right word at my thesis presentation and going eeeeemmmmm for what seemed like an eternity. Other situations have to do with the fact that I'm bipolar: at the beginning of my diagnosis, I was kind of obsessed with it and would tell everyone about my illness, and I can't "untell" that now. When I'm manic or feeling a bit hyperactive, I tend to talk too much and say stuff I regret later. Does this happen to anyone else?
I don't really know what the point of my post is, I guess I'd just like to know if I'm the only one overthinking things like these? And how to overcome the thoughts and feelings of embarrassment?
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