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CurlyGirl's latest activity
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For me, eye contact ranges from uncomfortable to panic inducing, depending on the situation. Distance within about 30 feet does not... -
At times it seems like everything is about the eye contact, which is uncomfortable but not terrible for me, but there are so many other...
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Well, if it makes a difference, I never felt sad. More frustrated and curious about the phenomenon. I was not diagnosed until I was...
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I no longer worry about it, do not look people in eye it's who I am. not worth losing sleep over.
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Sunglasses are the secret. Unless you are trying to be a popular band. Then, you wear masks but accidentally become world famous...
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I didn't get so much pushback, but when I try to make eye contact, people tell me I stare at them and that it's creepy, so I gave up on...
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This sounds just like my interactions with people in the street. You have described it quite well. Here, in Australia, people seem to...
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CurlyGirl replied to the thread Eye Contact.I know it was not your intention, but your examples make me very sad.
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No, it doesn't get more comfortable to make eye contect further away. But it's easier to fake it (look at some other place on the face)...
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I can do eye contact but it's uncomfortable and difficult to concentrate, but it feels similar to being invisibly grasped by someone...
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Interesting question! It definitely gets easier to make eye contact - or fake eye contact - the further away a person is. The most...
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I can do eye contact with family, and maybe some close friends, though usually fleetingly. Otherwise it’s confronting/uncomfortable. A...
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CurlyGirl reacted to Kayla55's post in the thread Just To Start Things Off (calling all girls) with.
Yip, certain aspects of femininity are trying. Downright sucks. -
It's not a struggle and hasn't been since I was a child. When my parents told me I have to learn to look people in the eye when...
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Closer is worse. A bit further away is slightly better but still no good if I want to focus on the words of a conversation.