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caption72cleo.com.au TEXT ERIN VAN DER MEER. PHOTOGRAPHY MATT JONES/ SNAPPER MEDIA. POSED FOR BY MODEL IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORY. 123 46 things that cause a 11 SHAME SPIRAL Proof that humiliation can come from the unlikeliest of situations. getting tagged in an unfl attering photo … and not seeing it until fi ve hours later By now everyone has seen it, so there’s not much point untagging yourself. Of course Sarah got around to putting up photos from her party on the one day you weren’t glued to Facebook. Never. Again. SHAME SPIRAL: A phenomenon that occurs when one relives a particularly cringeworthy moment, deepening the embarrassment of the original shameful experience. Symptoms may include the slapping of one’s forehead and a tomato-red face. But life’s too short for self-loathing, so let’s LOL at the shameful things that happen to each and every twentysomething. general awkward gym behaviour Gyms are a hotbed of embarrassing moments just waiting to happen. Falling over after getting a little too enthusiastic in BodyAttack or being late for class and having to go right up the front and feel self-conscious about your lunge range are the biggest causes of unused fi tness club memberships in Australia*. *WE DON’T NEED A STUDY TO TELL US THAT THIS IS ALMOST DEFINITELY 68 PER CENT TRUE. eating leftovers that you swore to save for later You justifi ed spending the last $20 in your wallet on Thai takeaway for dinner by saying that you’d save half of it for lunch the next day. Cut to 12.07am and you’re devouring it in front of the fridge like an animal, telling yourself that it’s just a really early lunch ... or breakfast ... whatever. Pad Thai, one. Willpower (and weekly food budget), zero. forgetting to set spotify to ‘private session’ before playing shame music You’re three tracks in to Phil Collins’ …Hits when you realise you’ve unintentionally revealed your secret l

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captioncleo.com.au 73 TEXT ERIN VAN DER MEER. PHOTOGRAPHY MATT JONES/ SNAPPER MEDIA. POSED FOR BY MODEL IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORY. 10 78911 shit you say when you’re drunk That moment when the previous night’s events come fl ooding back is known as post-drinking anxiety or ‘ohmigodwhat thef#@kdidisaylastnight?’. Recalling the detail you went into about your sex life is enough to make you want to put your head back under the doona. Forever. removing clothing unnecessarily Nothing makes you feel more like a creep than realising you’ve misunderstood the instructions regarding clothing removal during a medical or beauty procedure. “You can pull your pants up. The tetanus shot is going in your arm.” solo food binges Boyfriend/fl atmate/ family member: “Where are the Tim Tams?” You: [ silence] Boyfriend/fl atmate/family member: “You know, the packet we just bought?” You: “Um…” releasing gas in front of a man you fi nd attractive When wind arrives without warning, there’s nothing you can do. Well, there is one thing: deny, deny, deny. But be careful, because unless it’s done e ectively, denial can actually increase the shame spiral. Example: “My shoe just made the weirdest noise. Did you hear it?” *Tries to make fart-like sound with shoe.* shit you text when you’re drunk A brain soaked in vodka is a brain that thinks it’s The. Best. Idea. Ever. to text that guy you were seeing for a while and get to the bottom of why it didn’t work out … at 2.49am. Question marks and typos are both likely to increase with each drink consumed. But the worst part? You can’t pretend it didn’t happen. Unlike shit you say when you’re drunk, there will be physical evidence to greet you in the harsh light of day. When are iPhones going to be fi tted with breathalysers? Get onto it, Apple. Hayley decided to take up piano after realising she could never go back to the gym