Eli5:what muscles are responsible for the cringe sensation? Why does your body react the way it does when such an event occurs?
In: Biology
Like i hear a story about man or woman hitting the center bar on a bike with their crotch, i immediately close my legs and grab crotch. Or the vids where the person falls real bad.
Im probably overreacting to some degree.
It’s a physical reaction to an emotional trigger. The whole ‘cringe’ thing is sympathetic embarrassment, as we put ourselves in the subject’s place and imagine how we’d feel in that situation.
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