Scrolling through posts that are considered cringeworthy is a strange thing to do. They aren't overly enjoyable, they fill you with a sense of discomfort, and they're funny, but in a pitying way. Even worse than regularly cringeworthy things are things that are considered "sad cringe." This is beyond the scope of regular cringe content because it makes you feel bad for the person posting it. A lot of the time, the posts are like some desperate cry for help. Some of these people are just so out of touch, so unaware, and so down on themselves that these posts are kind of painful to see.

They are entertaining though, and are maybe some sadistic ego boost. I guess that's why people continue to share and view them. Reddit has a subreddit, /r/sadcringe, that collects many sadly cringeworthy moments from around the internet. Some of these are the kinds of posts you feel kind of bad for laughing at, but others are definitely deserving of ridicule. Here are 23 painfully "sad cringe" posts.