It's a really nice feeling. It can help reframe the idea of awkwardness as something that everyone has experienced, so maybe I can choose not to drown in it and I can learn from it. It makes the feeling a little less isolating and is a nice way of connecting with other folks through our mutual human absurdity.

Is cringe good or bad?

Cringey things in culture automatically became bad, and something one can laugh at. But, gut feelings are not facts. Developmental psychologist Phillipe Rochat says cringe is an automatic empathy response of either contempt or compassion. ... Cringe content exists exclusively for people to laugh at, or feel contempt for.

Is it normal to cringe?

That cringing embarrassment, though horrible, is common. ... For example, you could get embarrassed when you trip on your shoelace in public and there are witnesses.