Your Cringe-Filled Feelings of Disgust, Explained.

Disgust is surprisingly common across nature.

If receiving a compliment makes you uncomfortable, you aren’t alone.

Why can’t you stop watching TV shows, movies or viral videos that make you cringe?

His sketch show, “I Think You Should Leave,” zeroes in on the panic-inducing feelings of living in a society where we can’t agree on the rules.

BONUS READ: Welcome to CringeTok, Where Being Insufferable Can Be Lucrative via The New York Times.

The science and psychology of embarrassing memories.

Ever felt repulsed by the person you’re supposed to be attracted to? Rhik Samadder explains the history of the ‘ick’ – a romantic gut reaction – and what to do when it strikes. Plus, Philippa Perry on its psychological meaning.

BONUS READ: How To Handle a Case of ‘the Icks’ in a New or Long-Term Relationship via Well+Good.

Do you suffer from sound rage?

It may depend on whether you're an “easily empathetically embarrassed” person.

BONUS READ: Stuck in an Awkwardness Vortex? Here’s How to Embrace the Cringe via Big Think.

For psychologists who study it, disgust is one of the primal emotions that define — and explain — humanity.

Does the sound of your own voice make you want to cover your ears? You are not alone.

Inside Gen Z’s online pivot from irony and sarcasm to optimism and sincerity.

One day we’ll look back on this moment and wonder: What were we thinking?