Walking

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Does anyone else get self conscious when walking amongs other people?

When I'm walking along and nobody's around I walk comfortably, although maybe a little clumsily, but when people walk towards me from any direction and even across smaller roads I don't know how to walk. I don't want to appear weak with all the idiots in the area, I don't want to seem a perv if I look at someone in the wrong way or gay if I look at a guy in the wrong way. I've also had people make fun of my walk before so I don't want to be comical either. I often try too hard to walk 'normally' and trip at some point. Just wondered if it's just me?

Nope, trust me.

Yup, I do that

When people are around and I'm walking, I feel like I'm walking across a stage, and everyone's watching me.

Yeah, I'm the same way...

Lol yeah, I start to worry that I've forgotten how to walk. and on occassion I actually do. Plus I walk wonky and im sure sometimes I accidentally veer towards people who're coming towards me and startle them a bit. It's worse when I become conscious of it and i usually end up doing the exact thing im trying to avoid. blimmin' walking.

I used to walk really fast like I had somewhere I needed to be. Now I've slow down a good bit almost to the normal rate. I still need to make an effort to not do the things I probably did as a kid like walking on the edge of a curb or swinging myself around the lamp post.

Most people have something else going on while they are walking these days. It is a good time to people watch and pretend I have my own self important things to keep me busy. That and I notice that so many people are overweight these days. They get flushed in the face if they are required to walk up a little grade. If I shift my shoulders back, I feel like I could pretty much own the place, until an attractive woman catches my glance and I crumble.

Personally I love walking - however I looked extremely dorky doing it (now now - no misinterpretations here. ^^).
I cannot keep a steady pace, at some point I loose the rhythm and I trip. Also my arms move very strangely when I walk. They're all flappy much like a little baby bird trying to fly.
Whenever I go downtown to shop or whatever, I become slightly anxious because a simple laugh of someone else will make me self-concious and makes me walk even more awkwardly.

YES. I become conscious of every step, and how my arms and hands move, and everything. It's an instant embarrassing feeling, and I've always had it. As far as I know, I have good posture, and I have no limp or disability (God willing), but people have told me I "walk funny".

Charles

People told me all my life I walked strange. And then after they told me I did I'd proceed to show them what was walking weird for me, like doing some wierd crab walk or walking backwards and swaying a lot. Probably not the best approach but still I was like 8...

It HAS happened. Often, though, I will walk agggressively - at speed without eye contact -
I dare you to get in my way and don't even THINK of critiquing me.

I dont like when people watch me walk. I feel like I may be doing it wrong.