The so-called cringe attack is to feel massively ashamed of past actions that you have personally done so that the suffered embarrassment¹ tricks your body that you're about to have a heart attack. It is followed by episodes of further awkwardness and feeling uncomfortable for the rest of the day.

 

所谓的“羞愧综合症”就是对自己过去的行为感到羞愧难当，以至于身体也感到不适。在羞愧综合症爆发后，还会产生一阵阵的尴尬情绪，接下来一天都会觉得不舒服。

 

Example:

 

A: I looked at my yearbook today.

B: And are you feeling nostalgic?

A: Not at all dude... the way I used to dress and my haircut were so awful it gave me a cringe attack.

甲：我今天看了我的年鉴。

乙：是不是怀旧了？

甲：才不是嘞……我以前的穿着打扮和发型太可怕了，搞得我“羞愧综合症”都爆发了。

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