How to Get Over an Embarrassing Situation

You've gone and done it again. You've put your foot in your mouth, fell flat on your face, or the big doozie- you've passed wind in front of couth people.

Everyone experiences embarrassment at some point in their lives, but the difference between those who obsess over it, and those who are able to put the blunder behind them is simply a matter of realizing the insignificance of a red-faced moment.

The following are 5 ways to move on with your life after committing a social felony:

1 - Take control of the situation. If you're the first to laugh about your embarrassing situation, others will likely follow. Your immediate reaction will determine how others remember the situation. If you don't make a big deal out of your slip-up, it will be quickly forgotten.

2 - Remember that the world does not revolve around you. Sure, some people are going to get a laugh out of the situation, and it may even circulate for a few days. But chances are these same people have jobs, families, and worries of their own that will take them away from incessantly thinking about your social gaffe.

3 - Use the blooper for your next comedy bit. So you're sitting around the campfire, and everyone is pumping out stories from the good old days, laughing their heads off. Now you have something worthwhile to contribute - and the embarrassing situation is guaranteed to be the classic of the evening. You'll be receiving so much attention that you'll want to dig up other embarrassing stories.

4 - Consider the embarrassing situation your 15 seconds of fame. Appreciate that people who did not know you even existed, will now address you on a first name basis.

5 - Know that in 100 years or less, everyone who witnessed the event will most likely be dead - and therefore, it will be like it never happened. Unless your blunder was documented on film, live in the comfort that someday it will be erased from history.

If you can learn to laugh at yourself, those embarrassing moments won't seem like such a big deal. By all means, make amends if your blunder has offended another person, but refrain from dwelling on the situation if you want maintain your mental health. Remember that we all make our share of embarrassing mistakes. If people are laughing, rest assured they're relating.

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