Hiding?

alex29 · Intermediate User Joined: Dec 15, 2007 Posts: 114

hair, searching my purse for something, using my cell phone, headphones

basically i make myself look busy with something so that i dont have to make eye contact with people

also being in my car alone makes me feel worse, unlike eveyone else so far. i always think people will look in and notice me just sitting there and wonder why im not driving or with someone

anonymous_r · Newbie User Joined: May 11, 2008 Posts: 4

Yep, I do that.

When I use to go to school I'd deliberately pretend I was working hard so teachers wouldnt pick my name out and ask me a question but usually they did and then I wouldn't know what to say.

And I do it in other situations, like at the dinner table with my own family, I just think someone will ask me something so I go out to the kitchen and pretend I'm getting a drink or something.

Why does life have to be so hard. Embarassed

sketchy24 · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 3:37 am Post subject:

I'm always trying to make myself look busy as well. At work I read the newspaper and hold it up to pretty much hid my face from anyone. Or I just pretend that article I've read 5 times now is REALLY interesting...

And I can't just sit in my car. Maybe if I'm eating or pretending to talk on the cellphone, but I can't just sit there. To me that just screams "LONER!"

I used to have really long hair for a guy (shoulder length I guess), and I'd hide behind that a lot. I felt so naked when I finally got it cut (I hated my hair long but I never wanted to cut it cause having it long for so long then cutting it would draw attention ("OMG you cut your hair") and I wouldn't have anything to hide behind anymore).

If I can't hide and something is bothering me so much, I just say I have to go to the bathroom and take a little time out. Comeback a bit later pretending I don't feel that well and then that way hopefully wont think I'm weird or anything, just feeling a little sick at the moment....

slicenrice · Newbie User Joined: Apr 08, 2008 Posts: 72

i will usually be listening to music to block out other people. sometimes i will also have a book that i may/may not be reading. and finally, if all else fails, the cell phone comes out, and fake text messages get sent. yeah i know i'm too cool Rolling Eyes