Today, I realized just how bad my problem with making eye contact is, when I caught myself looking the other way when the singer in a music video looked directly at the camera. FML
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Today, I realized how truly insecure I really am when the guy in the show I was watching looked straight into the camera and I immediately looked away. FML
Today, I realized just how shy and awkward I really am when I averted my eyes to avoid making eye contact with someone who turned out to be a cardboard cut-out. FML
Today, I failed an oral speech because "I didn't look up once." The problem was, every time I looked up, my teacher looked down. Every time I looked down, she looked up. FML
Today, on the bus, I caught the eye of this ugly, sweaty girl giving me a death stare through the driver's mirror. I gave her a death stare back. Only then I realized I was staring at myself. FML
Today, I was at a concert and I thought the cute drummer was winking at me, so I winked back. Then I realized he was blinking sweat out his eyes. FML
Today, as always, I have autism and it is physically painful for me to make eye contact. I read that you can solve this by looking at the person’s ears or nose. Except my mom can somehow tell when I’m doing this, and she yells and screams at me for not looking her in the eye. FML
Today, there's a guy in my class who I'm very attracted to. I'm hyperconscious of him for that, and I worry about the impression I give. By now though, there have been at least two different eye contact occasions that made it look like I was staring at him when I was NOT, and now I must look like a creepy stalker. FML
Today, at a concert, I tried to film my favorite song for Instagram. I sang along dramatically, screamed the chorus, and danced like no one was watching. When I rewatched the video later, I realized I had my phone camera flipped, recording my sweaty, overexcited face the entire time. FML
Today, I'm a shy guy normally, and when I talk to my friends I don't keep eye contact so I always look down even when I'm listening. My friend asked me why I always look at her boobs. FML
Today, I went to see one of my favorite bands. When they started playing my favorite song I whipped out my video camera and sang along. As I was reviewing the video later, I realized that I couldn't even hear the band over my horrible singing. FML
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margie2194 12
Awee it's okay. You're just a little shy, love
llamafish 25
You know, they actually can see you. Everything you do. All those whole "videos only work one way" stories were lies. Even when it's turned off.
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Comments (117)
xIBleedPurplex16 0
Aw your shy:3
shawnaishere 14
I have that problem too only it's not that serious like yours. Even if I don't want to look directly in a persons eye for the whole convo I try to look at them a little so it's not that awkward
Trtny25 7
I like eye contact, but some things u can practice doing us looking at their nose, eyebrows, or forehead. The other person typically can't tell that your not looking in their eyes :P
Trtny25 7
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HeartOfLead 24
Are you me? Am I "sleep FMLing?
asherm 15
I can see you whackin' it. Bahaahaaa
THE_A_TEEN 28
You do? Shit. You know about my secret masturbation techniques and my hidden stache of **** and my secret picture of KaySL in the nude. The MIB will be coming for you tonight.
phatdaddy62 23
Are you autistic?
neuroticallyyour_fml 17
I don't know why everyone is getting so bent out of shape by someone mentioning the possibility that OP *might* have Asperger's. It's more common than people think. You also have to bear in mind that AS is a spectrum disorder and it presents differently in different people. I thought OP might have it as well based on the severity of the eye contact issue. Then again, I suffer from Asperger's so I'm probably projecting to an extent.
whatnow430 15
I know that feel bro, I know that feel
midnight21 8
Im sorry. I know people like you and I just don't understand what is wrong with eye contact. To me, the eyes are one of the most beautiful parts of the body. I hope you get past this because you are missing out!!
AllyCat23 9
Have you ever been tested for autism? My twin brother is autistic and can't make eye contact with anybody ... like ever.