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Anyone else just not like looking at faces (lemmy.zip)
submitted 7 months ago by 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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[–] 7 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Have you been screened for autism because that's a classic sign.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I thought about it but it’s a shame/anxiety thing for me. I have a brittle social support network and few real connections besides the ones my parents made for me or the ones I made accidentally. And I’ve actually kinda broken a few of them through ‘no contact,’ so it would really just be exacerbated at this point…

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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