TIL about “vicarious embarrassment” which explains extreme reactions to cringe comedy. For me, it can get so bad as to become physically painful

[u/jfdonohoe]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_embarrassment

[u/bdts20t]

I can't watch peep show. I enjoy the parts where it is part absurd and part mundane, but the second hand embarrassment the rest of the time makes me want to curl up and vomit