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Anyone else just not like looking at faces (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@sh.itjust.works

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Sometimes I just don’t want to look at faces. Sometimes not even my own— I have to force myself to meet my own eyes. In public it’s either no eye contact or just a furtive glance. At work I catch myself accidentally drifting my eyes somewhere else like the floor or a random tool bag.

I know we’re all put together differently but this seems to be something a lot of people now have.

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[–] teft@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would talk to a therapist if you can afford one. Even just a consult to see what they might think could be a good idea. They can teach you coping mechanisms or exercises to minimize the anxiety you feel.

Just know that lots of other people also don't like looking at people's faces.

[–] hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah