I scratch my neck & face a lot, check my pockets constantly, pretend to be calling someone, crack my knuckles. I tend to walk really awkwardly because I get worried that people think I'm walking funny, I never know what to do with my hands so I like to be carrying bags
Joined: Feb 27, 2008 Posts: 251 Location: Western Australia
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject:
littlematchgirl wrote:
I'm sure there are others but here are the ones I can think of at the moment:
I avoid making eye contact. It takes a conscious effort on my part for me to actually look at someone when they're talking to me.
I often don't acknowledge people. People are understandably offended by that as they don't know why I have seemingly "ignored" them.
I sometimes pretend to be tired or asleep when I'm feeling particularly anxious.
I clasp my hands together, interlace my fingers or otherwise fidget.
I pretend to be intensely interested in things e.g. my phone so that I can pretend I haven't noticed people and/or avoid socialising.
All these and...
Forgetting to grab something because I want to get out of a shop/place. Ive left behind valuable items at work because of this. Also I nearly left a new moblie phone in a McDonalds once, before I thought 'oh shit' and went to get it back. I looked like such an idiot...
Sometimes If I need to ask for something, ill just stand there for 10 mins, waiting until they are doing absolutely nothing, or just mutter it if they take too long.
If I see a group of people (especially teenagers) walking down one path, and there is a much longer, alternate path, I will take the other path every time.
Dont actually listen to what people say when im nervous. This is because my mind is somewhere else though. So I guess what they just said. Its so embarrassing if I am wrong, ill think about it for the rest of the day. Better than asking for a repeat 5 times though. Lesser of two evils
Often wipe my mouth on my sleve, and sometimes my nose, which is real bad. Once again a lesser of two evils case, its better on your jumper than your face for some reason. Maybe because all normal people look at your face and not so much your jumper.
Talking to myself.
I sometimes wont say hello if someone says hello to me. Especially if other people are around cause you look like a tool if you reply to something not aimed at you. But if it was you they were talking to, you still look like an idiot. Yet again lesser of two evils.
Dont actually listen to what people say when im nervous. This is because my mind is somewhere else though. So I guess what they just said. Its so embarrassing if I am wrong, ill think about it for the rest of the day. Better than asking for a repeat 5 times though. Lesser of two evils
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i'm like that, too. its embarassing especially at work, because when i'm being given a list of instructions, or having explained to me how to do something, i'm not paying attention. then i have to figure out later, what to do. even if i asked them to repeat it, it wouldnt be any use because i still woulnt be able to pay attention.
often a person tells me something, and a few seconds later i ask them about what they've already just told me, making it obvious i wasnt listening. thats embarassing.
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