Reply To: Seeking advice on how to get over major embarrassment

I don’t mean to trivialize your feelings — I can remember some moments from middle and high school that felt super embarrassing at the time, but ultimately weren’t — but none of this sounds like a big deal! In what I assume is a competition environment, I can assure you everyone is thinking first and foremost about themselves, their own performance, their own small slip-ups. This sounds like the kind of thing where everyone will have moved on by Monday if they even paid attention to things like you being called out about the reed soaking cup or spilling a little water.