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.

“When I was younger I would ride my bike with a snorkeling mask because it was the closest thing I had to a motorcycle helmet and I wanted to look cool.”

– C3-RIO

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

– Blackfoot_Bass

“For about 2 years in college every day I wore jeans and a t-shirt from the Warner Brothers store (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, etc).

“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

“I went through a phase of eating mayonnaise-only sandwiches. Needless to say, I try not to talk about that anymore.”

– awallock8

“Not showering for a week.”

– gabarooch86

“There was an unfortunate…let’s call it “MC Hammer pants” phase. There is no level on which I can excuse it…”

– 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

“Neopets.”

– NotSpicyEnough

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

– instaluck13

“Popped collars on BOTH of the polo shirts I was wearing.”

– lennybrucebruce

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

– UtilityBlues72

“Typing lik dis wuz a phase I do not wanna g0 bak 2.”

– Thyilliantschtillion

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

– aprofessionalbed

“I had become obsessed with the idea of telekinetic powers, believing in videos I saw on YouTube (which I know now are obviously staged).

“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