Awkward! It's what we feel when we cringe, recoil, or shudder at our own or someone else’s behavior. For example, we feel it when we’re hit out of the blue with a humiliating memory from our past, when we hear our own voice on a voicemail, or when watching pretty much anything involving Larry David. Luckily, journalist and author Melissa Dahl has us covered.

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