can't write or type with people watching

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Has anyone else had issues with writing or typing when other people are watching? I have a hard time bringing myself to do it. That must have caused me a lot of problems in school. Even now if someone walks behind me and sees the computer screen when I'm typing I usually switch to a different tab and resume when they are gone.

I have the exact same problem! It's really weird when I'm actually doing work, but then I switch to a tab like Facebook when someone watches me.

I have that same problem as well. I switch to YouTube if somebody is watching me type.

I have the problem too. Even if I try, I'm usually too bothered by the people to really think about my task. When people walk behind me, I usually stop writing. I can do, however, simple tasks like connecting to the network (using linux terminal) or typing password (I can type quite fast without looking on the keyboard), but I can't solve problems with people around even if I know what to write next. It's like I could only click around and do nothing.

If my ICT teacher tries to watch me as I work, I stop typing, breathing and pretend I'm reading what I've typed. I think it is a Social Anxiety thing.

I used to have a computer in the computer lab that was pretty much "mine". Back row, 1 spot away from the wall (I found sitting there made everyone else less likely to sit in the same row). My problem was always internet, I could be going to the most mundane site ever (and generally was) but I would still be embarressed of it!

This is a confidence issue for me also.

I had to pull out of an IT course recently because I just couldn't get anything done in class with the teacher constantly looking over my shoulder (it was a small class). My usual diversion was to head over to Wikipedia and make out I was researching something. I can spend hours just clicking from one article link to another and back, taking in small amounts of useless information along the way

But, if I'm showing someone how to do something on a computer or the net, I can write all sorts of crap with them watching. Though I think I "depersonalize" it enough to not give them much info about who I am and what I'm thinking. Pretty sure it's a confidence / self esteem issue for me.