These are some of the most embarrassing phases that people have been through

Whether it’s dodgy hair, bad taste in music or generally regrettable fashion choices, everyone has been through at least one phase that they would prefer not to relive.

It’s always a joy when you go round to a friend’s house and their mum starts showing you pictures of the time Jimmy refused to wear anything except Hawaiian shirts.

Now, you’ve been invited over to a whole bunch of metaphorical friends’ houses as Redditors have started sharing a phase they went through that they are particularly embarrassed about now.

– C3-RIO

“I played bass in a ska band, grew mutton chop sideburns, and wore a fedora. Not my proudest moment.”

– Blackfoot_Bass

“The amazing thing about this is that I somehow had a girlfriend throughout this period.”

– abunchofsquirrels

“Black pants, black shirt, black cowboy hat, black cowboy boots. I wasn’t goth, I called it my Black Johnny Cash phase.”

– yippy_tor

– awallock8

“Not showering for a week.”

– gabarooch86

– well_uh_yeah

“When I was about 12, I tried to convince my friends at school I was a vampire… Of course, it didn’t work.”

– fa11enNathan

– NotSpicyEnough

“The ‘lets post EVERYTHING on Facebook’ phase. Timehop literally makes me cringe.”

– instaluck13

– lennybrucebruce

“A ‘gangsta gurl’ phase…I’m one of the whitest girls you will ever meet…”

– UtilityBlues72

– Thyilliantschtillion

“When I was really young, maybe first or second grade, I wore a digital watch around my ankle.”

– aprofessionalbed

“So naturally wanting to develop my powers I would sit on the bus ride home with a spoon in my hand trying to bend it.”

– AlmostRoy

“In middle school I wore two fedoras at once. A black one and a white one, one on top of the other. I liked wearing fedoras and when I received a second one, I just thought ‘why not both?’ ”

– Ultron32