Maya23
Active member
I thought this was an interesting question relating to social anxiety. What do you notice first when you see a person, even before you talk to them?
I tend to notice body language, such as if the person is smiling or not. Then I interpret this and decide if they like me or not. Right here I can identify my irrational belief: If they aren't smiling, they don't like me.
I tend to smile a lot when I first meet people and try to make people laugh. I assume that if body language is the first thing I notice about people, then that must be the first thing they notice about me (making me very self conscious).
Maybe the first thing we notice about people is the problem, because we think they are judging us in the exact same way.
I tend to notice body language, such as if the person is smiling or not. Then I interpret this and decide if they like me or not. Right here I can identify my irrational belief: If they aren't smiling, they don't like me.
I tend to smile a lot when I first meet people and try to make people laugh. I assume that if body language is the first thing I notice about people, then that must be the first thing they notice about me (making me very self conscious).
Maybe the first thing we notice about people is the problem, because we think they are judging us in the exact same way.