People who grin at nothing...

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So now my question is, who dislikes seeing the sardonic grin while running errands? It is quite unsettling.

You have to stop worrying that much about what other people might be thinking about you. It is nice to worry about what the people you care about think about you, but a person on the street? How can that person form an opinion about you only from looking at you? And if a person does that is a very shallow person, so why would you mind what that kind of person think about you anyway? People on the street are, most of them, morons or bad people, so why caring about what a mean/stupid person may think? Who cares? Stop doing that and you will be happier.

I always felt the same way when people walk around with this creepy, goofy grin on their face. I never understood why.

I'm a bit of a daydreamer, so I do this a lot. If I'm thinking about something that makes me happy, or thinking about something sweet or funny that happened, I can't help but grin. Also, if I'm out and about and make eye contact with someone, or they make eye contact with me, I'll smile. I don't really no why...I guess to be friendly...but what it really comes down to is that it's just a way to show the other person that you're not a threat.

...Oh, sorry....I just read where you said it was a "sardonic grin." That's something else entirely.

You are 100% right! I let it get to me when it shouldn't mean a hill of ants to me. I am starting to feel less bothered now.

All this happened while at the store earlier and I posted right after so my irritation was peaking. Now I am open to the idea what a stranger here and there thinks doesn't matter which means I am on my way to forgetting the whole incident until it happens again, that is, lol. I'll probably repeat this cycle.


LittleLilly, I think you understand what I mean. When it happens, I wonder if it is someone from my past who doesn't like me but who's identity I don't recognize. I ask myself questions, like, if they look around my age. If they don't, I'm even more perplexed. I have conditioned myself to get over these things quickly but cannot help being annoyed when they first occur.

I smile way too much sometimes about nothing at all. Even when talking about very scary things I smile. It is so bad that it leads people not to believe me when I tell them I am suffering from depression. Yes i even smile then. The only time the smile is wiped off my face is when someone is accusing me of lying or something else as bad. It is rare for me to cry. When someone doesn't believe me is one of the times I do cry and get extremely angry and cuss my way all over the place.

I often remember something happy or funny and can't help but grin or laugh. Maybe they're just doing that?

I realize now I should have put "sardonic grin" in my topic post. It took me a while to wrap my thoughts around the concept.

I didn't mean to imply people who are thinking happy thoughts and smile at them creep me out. I might do that myself from time to time.

What I am talking about is a very wide grin and if I pass the person a couple of times they won't even glance in my direction. The whole time they have that gigantic, closed mouth grin on their face. It seems so mocking. Doesn't happen that often - thank God.

I wear sunglasses so it's easy to look at people out of the corner of my eye without being obvious.

a lot of times i seem to smile and i can't figure out why. seems to happen when i'm uncomfortable in some way.