you guys have a lot of smart people on this forum because im having new insights as i read the posts here.
if im honest a massive part of my issues is i always feel watched.
again im just stating facts here and in no way is what follows an attempt to brag or show off.
basically in social situations i always feel people are watching because they actually are.
its why i usually actually will dress down as i do not want to draw attention to myself.
to give you a specific example.
when i first started living at the university there is 2 places to eat. there is the dining hall for people like me who live on campus where only people living on campus mostly use it.
then there is the main food court which is much bigger and most students use that.
at first i would go to the main food court because it has fast foods like subway and starbucks and the food in dining hall cooked by school staff is not as good.
but within like less then 2 weeks i stopped because i was so uncomfortable.
i remember as i was waiting in line or kind of walking around looking at options i would notice girls at tables just staring at me an it made me super self conscious to just be watched like that.
so i just stopped going there completelly and for the 4 years i was living at the university i would avoid the main food court during the busy hours of 11 am to 1 pm.
and its even worst then that because guess what?
in the morning everyone living on campus is having breakfast in the dining hall so its packed.and i had the same problem there in the morning…so even though i had breakfast literally in my building…i would order food delivery in the morning and eat in my room alone instead of dealing with the crowd in the dining hall where i feel everyone is just staring at me.
i have this same problem when i go to shopping malls so i avoid these places at busy times, same thing with the gym i always go super early or super late when its less busy…basically i always feel watched because in a way i am.
again it sounds like im bragging like oh im so hot everywhere i go people stare but its the truth and i remember the first time i noticed this problem was on an airplane as a teenager i noticed i was nervous to get up to go piss and have everyone stare as i walked back.
so yeah this feeling of everyone is always looking at me is a big part of my social issues.
ill give you one last example in nightlife.
last monday i went out to this bar. in nightlife environments especially if i dress all out my best i get insane attention to a level its weird even what girls will do…so for example when i walked around on Monday literally almost every girl i passed by would just stare…and some girls would purposely walk into my path i guess to force me to notice them…and this was a spot where most the girls where really hot…so anyone reading this might be like “well thats great just take the one you like home and have sex”…the problem is that in this scenario if i for example had stopped to talk to one of these girls i feel like literally evevery girl nearby would have been just staring at me the entire time…so i feel like im always almost on stage performing…i cannot just blend into the darkness of the bar like most people…if i had stopped and talked to one of those girls staring…i would have had like 8-12 eyes on me minimum…all this attention and the feeling im watched and always being on a stage makes me anxious and self conscious and is a big reason i freeze or just pretend to not notice all the girls…like i said my situation is very unique and weird and its hard because i feel most people cannot relate…honestly even like staff in places like bars stare at me…and its crazy how girls complain about guys being creepy by staring too much…girls stare like crazy too and in ways that if a guy did would definitely be considered creepy…girls are massive creeps when it comes to staring for sure especially in nightlife