Church. I was absolutely terrified of it as a kid. I hated going, I hated the mention of it. My dad saying "get up kids, we're going to church today" used to send an immense dread that I can't explain all the way through my body.
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Being a thin-skinned, clueless introvert led to more teasing and awkwardness, but even worse, badly missed opportunities. "Woulda, Should, Coulda..." but damn those years could have gone a lot better. It took well into high school for me to come out of my shell.
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This. I was so unbelievably introverted and self-conscious when I was a kid that it made me dysfunctional in school sometimes. Until I was 18-19 I was this way. Then when I got into college and was removed from my hometown and the people I grew up with, I "came out of my shell" and grew into what I am now. I'm still introverted, but I'm very confident in myself and no longer feel anxiety when forced with public situations, or situations where I could be embarrassed or ridiculed.
It also sucked going from my dad's house to my mom's house back and forth every 2 weeks when they had joint custody of us. None of this is as bad as the abuse that the others endured, but hey, it still sucked as a kid.