Self-conscious embarrassment

Flustered

Strength 2 of 4

Scrambled and flushed, with composure slipping under sudden attention or pressure, so words come out tangled and simple tasks turn fumbling.

In the body

  • Hands fumbling and dropping things
  • Words tripping over each other
  • A flushed face
  • Quick, shallow breath

Needs behind it

When these needs aren’t met

EaseSpaceCompetence

Softer and stronger

  1. Awkward
  2. Self-conscious
  3. Shy
  4. Embarrassed
  5. Flustered
  6. Sheepish
  7. Mortified

Often confused with

Embarrassed

Flustered is composure slipping, with words and hands in a scramble; embarrassed is about how you looked to others after a slip.