13 of the 'worst feelings in the world' do you agree?

Publish date: 2024-06-20

What is the worst feeling in the world?

Thousands of Reddit users have already shared their thoughts on the best feelings in the world and have now turned their attention to some of the worst.

Among the best feelings included being worry-free, the moment before you fall asleep and climbing into a freshly made bed.

The worst feelings in the world, according to Reddit users, include loneliness, grief and feeling nothing at all.

Are these the worst feelings in the world?

1. Despair

"Despair. That feeling that, no matter what you do, there is nothing you can do to fix the situation. It leads to a loop of other emotions, but it's the despair that's the source of the rest of them." - roguetroll

2. Loneliness

"Loneliness with people around you." - 13999931

3. Mondays 

"When you wake up on a Monday but you think it's a Sunday." - Mirrorboy17

4. Sand 

"Biting down on a single grain of sand." - 4apalehorse

5. Betrayal

"Betrayal, it changes how you look at people and leaves a massive scar that's near impossible to overcome." - bi_polar2bear

6. Having no one to speak to 

"Having something to say but no one to say it to." - Dargoz

7. Unrequited love

"Finding out that no matter how much you love somebody they just don't love you back." - jd98251

8. Forgetting something important 

"Two hours into a roadtrip and you suddenly remember that thing you forgot." - Metroidfan23345

9. Failure 

"Failure. But not the failure you get from trying, the failure you feel from never having the courage to go out there and trying." - Saddfish

10. Grief 

"I've seen people mention grief in the comments. I'll go one further than that.

"The morning after a breakup/death/loss, you wake up feeling hazy, you start to realise where you are... and then it hits you... It wasn't a horrible dream, it was real, they're gone and they're not coming back.

"It gets easier from then on, becomes 'the new normal', but waking up that initial morning is the absolute worst." - caca_milis_

11. Not doing what you were supposed to 

"When you're responsible for doing something important and you forget it. Then realising that other people have started to notice it hasn't been done." - quixote87

12. Numbness

"Numbness.When you know you should feel, when you want to feel and yet... Nothing."  -Sadirot

13. Wet socks

"Wet socks." - Phe0niKs

More Reddit wisdom 

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