Not everything on the internet is something you'd want to see. In fact, if it weren't for this article, you'd never have to endure the many upsetting feelings these images have evoked, as the downvotes of others try to spare you from the pain. Sometimes, the pain is worth it, though, and you have to dig deep to find the most uncomfortable posts of them all, because at least we'll never be as socially broken as these people are, and it's nice to have a reminder of that for when the times get tough.

We don't know how these people wound up the way they did, but they're not the kind of people you'd want to run into in public. Yes, it hurts to look at it for too long, but cringeworthy content is hilarious nonetheless, and there's been a lot of it lately, with /r/cringepics trending on Reddit. Here are some of our favorite discoveries unearthed by the sub in the past week.