tertiary · Embarrassment

Want-To-Disappear

Part of the Shame & Guilt Wheel

What is Want-To-Disappear?

The social exposure is so intense you'd rather not exist in this moment.

When you might feel want-to-disappear

Want-To-Disappear is a specific form of mortified, which itself is a type of embarrassment. You might experience this feeling in situations where embarrassment is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define want-to-disappear.

Emotional Hierarchy

EmbarrassmentMortifiedWant-To-Disappear

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Related Emotions

Caught-Out

Seen doing something you didn't want seen. The gap between who you project and w...

Flushed

The heat of being seen. A physical, involuntary response to social exposure....

Awkward

Social stumble. You said or did the wrong thing and everyone noticed....

Hyper-Aware

Every action feels observed and evaluated. The spotlight is on, even if it isn't...

Under the Microscope

Feeling that others are examining and judging you in real time....

Out-Of-Place

You don't belong in this space or moment. Discomfort at your own presence....

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